Cycle question!!
I'm starting another sw reef tank. This time a 33 gal. The LR is coming from my existing tanks, and has been in my tanks for 4 months. There is some GHA on the rock so before introducing it to my new tank I decided to keep it in the dark for awhile. It's been in complete darkeness for almost 4 days. Today I'm going to pull it out scrub the heck out of it with a brush, rinse and brush some more. After it's clean into the new tank it will go. Does anyone have any idea if/how nasty a cycle it's going to have in the tank. I've had the tank running for 5 days with just water and a chunk of halimeda and a bag of calupera in it. Trying to get the nutrient export component started early this time. I used some water change water to start the tank.
Now for the real pot stirring question. I have egg crate on the bottom of the tank. I don't think I'll be able to look at that long term, way too ugly. What are you you guys using for sand. I know it's a pain to maintain but I like the looks of sand better than BB. White is the color of choice for this tank. Tank will be high flow, and high light eventually. What size grain would you recommend? What depth of bed would be best?
Thanks in Advance
Brad
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