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| Posted | adding live rock to a mature set up |
| 04-10-2006 00:04 by foxycce |
hi there guys been a while tee hee have a question i have a mature set up with a bit of live rock in there its a juwel rio 400 tank i want to ad about another 20 kilos of live rock will this be ok or will it cause problems? |
| 04-10-2006 00:25 by nick |
if theres any livestock in the tank it will cause problems as it will cause ammonia and nitrite to spike, i would add it very slowly about 5 kilo,s over a space of 3-4 weeks
HTH |
| 04-10-2006 08:07 by wayne |
it will be fine im always adding new rock in about 20kgs a time , it will be fine as long as it is cured |
| 04-10-2006 08:32 by PaddyD |
If it is fully cured it should not cause any problems. |
| 04-10-2006 08:50 by Alan |
You need to be certain it is fully cured and equally you need to ensure the transport time is as short as possible. Go for the really pink stuff from somewhere like stm I can certainly vouch for the quality of their live rock especially the ultra grade stuff its fantastic.
I would not add 20 kilos in one hit though go for 5 kilos at a time and monitor parameters carefully. Even with the best stuff you get fluctuations. |
| 04-10-2006 23:09 by foxycce |
yeah its deffo mature comeing from a 3 year old setup thanks |
| 05-10-2006 09:26 by Alan |
Ship it in water if you can you will get little or no die off then, if you ship it wrapped you will get some die off. |
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