Brad's 100 'n Change Cube-like Journal

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I dunno Denny, I read so many threads where people have issues, then comments like yours. So I said screw it, and used dead because of the pieces I had access to. But for me, it has been a problem. Where anytime I've used fresh rock, no issues ever.
Then you read threads about the 12 years worth of curing you need to do, and I question why go through all that when real rock is just a bit more, especially for sub 100g tanks. For me, time is money and I would rather spend an extra 100 bucks or so and just enjoy watching my reef, not trying to fit my lawn mower in it

i agree , nothing beats liverock thats for sure. i hear all the time of people who run into issues with the dry rock....maybe the way i do it is just different lol no curing, no acid, no bleach just add water and walk away lol if it helps any i start carbon dosing right out the gate.i run gfo for the first bit until the bacteria can take the load.

every rock is diff though some are saturated in dried up sponges, crab claws etc.

i didnt go with liverock this time around even though i had some lying around as we dry scaped and worked on the tank all summer

stay tuned for tank journal!!

good luck with it buddy, youll pull through just fine

[kien]

White sand is boring anyway. The cyano adds colour.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Seriously regret using dead rock, most difficult tank build I've ever done

I hear ya

My only tank but still regret it

What's your MH photoperiod ? I'm gonna change my T5 schedule to emulate MH intensity

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

What's your MH photoperiod ? I'm gonna change my T5 schedule to emulate MH intensity

7 hours. Overall, hair algae is almost gone, rock is looking cleaner, and it may turn out ok. Gonna chemiclean it one of these days to clear up the cyano. Adding back my Tunze 6095s and adding a larger return pump this weekend. Need more turn over through sump and better flow on the rock.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

7 hours

And what's your actinics ?

[gregzz4]

And that 7 hours is 2 x 400watts ?

Sorry, I forget

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

And that 7 hours is 2 x 400watts ?

Sorry, I forget

Correct

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

And what's your actinics ?

8am to 11pm

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

8am to 11pm

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Correct

Wow
I really have to re-think my light timers
You have way more light than I, but I can't keep my corals from bleaching if I do what you do

Maybe if I slowly ramp up my timers the corals will out-compete my GHA issue (wishful thinking)

Anyway, enough about me

Your tank is looking great so far (cyano aside)

Hope you don't need to change the rock