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Unread 03/29/2009, 11:14 AM   #87
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Originally posted by Hop
Yeah, unfortunately I do. I had my own issues, but my neighbor had an instant explosion and we set his tank up with a far better nutrient export system than on mine. And from cruising the boards I've seen a bit of a pattern. Many have success without doing anything to the rock, but many have HA, dino and cyano issues within the first few months. I figure what the hey, if your taking your time, do the vinegar and water or muriatic acid bath over night and start cooking them while seeding it all with some live rock now. it would give you the best environment right off the bat.

I bet you would see po4 readings as high as .05 at the end of the first week of cooking.

Wow, thanks for the heads up on that one. You know, now that you say it I have noticed an influx of dinos with people using these rocks. I'll definitely soak and cook them before they go in the display. I got all kinds of time before this thing get up and running.

Hey Hop, what do you think of the sump design?


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