40gal - First aquascape attempt

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  1. cragos1984

    cragos1984 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the feedback guys, think im going to leave it as it is for now, im ok to add more rock later as long as it is only a bit at a time right?

    The tanks in the corner of my room, going to put a black background in i think
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    scape looks good to me cragos

    adding rock later, once the livestock has been introduced can be done
    you can add cured live rock - providing your sure it has been properly cured and you can keep the bacteria or as much as possible alive during transfer

    you can add dry rock later also without issues IME

    The issue with uncured live rock is , you may experience die off , of any living creatures, and bacteria , when the rock is put in your tank . This could create problems with temporary ammonia and nitrite spikes, if you added to much of this type of rock to an established set up

    dry rock = nothing to die off, so should not adversely affect parameters
    cured live rock, transported in water or at least damp and covered to minimalise die off is also unlikely to create issues

    Steve
     
  4. cragos1984

    cragos1984 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks for the Tips Steve, the place i get the rock is properley cured so i shouldnt have any problems based on what youve said i dont think