Could use a little help with Marcorocks...

[ChrisGee]

Hey guys, I could use a little help with my tank. I suppose I should start with the set up, its a 46 gallon bowfront. I have live sand in there and have recently added 15lbs of Fiji live rock as well, I plan on making this a fish only tank, and purchased 25lbs of the pre-cured key largo rock from marcorocks.com First off I'm very happy with the amount and quality of rock I received, but they told me I would be able to add straight to the tank after a quick rinse, which after everything I'm reading sounds like something I shouldn't do. I'm just looking for the right way to introduce the new rock into my tank (with live rock and sand, no fish at the moment) any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Well congrats on your first post , and whenever you add a large amount of rock to a tank you can run the risk of starting a mini cycle ,however if the rock is in fact properly cured adding a piece or two at a time a few days apart is a good way to do it, it worked well for me . Hope this works well for you keep us posted

 

[ChrisGee]

Thanks for the tip! I should also add that I'm pretty sure my tank hasn't cycled yet at all. the live rock and sand have only been in the tank for about 5 days.

 

[edd]

if you have no live stock in tank, add all your rock and if it cycles then let it cycle and check your water parameters.