Aren't you glad you dodged this guy?
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Aren't you glad you dodged this guy?
Thanks man.You want the ammonia to get to "0". That is food for your bacteria. The product of that process is nitrate. Once your ammonia gets to "0", add enough to get to 1ppm. Then test again and test until it gets to "0". If it gets to "0" in less than 24 hours then you are done. Change the water to get rid of the nitrates. Test your water for phosphates. If those are high, when you add the rock to the tank, you will get a big algae bloom. Not what you want. You will get one anyway, unless you are really lucky. Smaller the better.
Some other options I found in my research (I have not used any of them and they are in no particular order):
http://www.gulfliverock.com/
https://arcreef.com/
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/category-live-rock-sand
https://www.liverocknreef.com/
http://www.aquariumcreationsonline.net/saltwater_aquarium_liverock.html
And as mentioned above,
http://www.tampabaysaltwater.com/
Also check your LFS if you have any good ones near by (I am lucky to have many).
Personally, I do not like the new “painted” faux rock, but over time it will likely be covered anyway.
Good luck all
Im also in MI and our rock is nasty! I agree I went 100% dryI have started tanks both ways. I agree that with live rock the startup is faster and it is fun to watch the hitchhikers. But in the long run it took way too long to get rid of them ( and some I never did). My current tank is a RSR 450 ( 90 G) that I started with my own old dry rock. It did take a long time for coralline growth and a natural looking Reef ( almost a year) . But I have had zero problems with algae, phosphate or unwanted pests. If yu do go with live rock order it from a supplier like Tampa Bay. The live rock you can get fro LFS in MI is nasty, expensive and not worth it.