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Originally Posted by Reef Pilot
Yeah, I still remember when I added dry rock to my tanks a couple years ago. Despite cycling it in my QT for a couple months, with lots of rinsing, Igod ill had a little P04 spike after adding it to my display tanks. However, it was well mixed with my existing live rock (50:50), so didn't take too long to stabilize in the tank. But it took quite a while longer before coralline finally covered it, and it ceased trapping detritus (which the GHA loves).
I don't know how the guys that start with only dry rock do it. Must take a long time before it becomes fully live the i same as regular live rock.
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I found it easy to use , our new setup has no live what so ever as well I encountered no algae blooms or readable nitrates or phosphates and Still don't
I did start carbon dosing vinegar the day water was filled and tank is running with all kinds of corals and fish......guess I got lucky
No acid wash , bleach , 3 mths in the dark etc. Just plain old husbandry and a little bacteria help .
No water changes yet since initial fill and still on my first batch of gfo
I do read of issues all the time though with it so there must be some merit to it for sure