Water Paramaters During Cycling

[Brew12]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-stocking-list.272124/

Here it is, I'm hoping I'm okay lol my cycle is already screwy enough!

Seems very reasonable to me but I am far from a fish expert. I know puffers are very messy fish. I would probably keep checking ammonia and nitrite weekly once you get your fish all added. If you start seeing anything detectible on either you can always add more dry rock later.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

I was told that dry rock would pretty much double once it cycled and got bacteria and what not.

The rock would do what?

 

[DominicGates]

The rock would do what?

The rock would double in weight? A dry dock with no bacteria, algae, ect would double in weight after it became live rock. So if I have 25lbs of dry rock I would be looking at closer to 50ish lbs of live rock. This may not be completely accurate but I'm sure it weighs less dry than it does wet and live.

 

[Brew12]

The rock would double in weight? A dry dock with no bacteria, algae, ect would double in weight after it became live rock. So if I have 25lbs of dry rock I would be looking at closer to 50ish lbs of live rock. This may not be completely accurate but I'm sure it weighs less dry than it does wet and live.

I wouldn't get too hung up on this. There are so many different types of live and dry rock on the market it makes the thumb rule of 1lb per gallon almost worthless imo. The porosity of rock will make a bigger difference to the weight than if it is live or dry. It also makes a bigger impact on how much you need for filtration. As rocks become more porous they weigh less yet can harbor more bacteria. Because of this, 25 lbs of porous rock could be a much more effective filter than 50lbs of a denser rock.
My advice? Get the rock you like. Make the aquascape you like. Monitor your parameters as you stock the tank. Your tank will let you know if you need more rock.