 why buy all live
HI,
I buy about 90 % dead rock or clean white looking dead coral pile it in the back of the tank then I buy 10 pounds or so of live rock this goes on top of the dead rock, I then add a few cheep critters peprmint shrimp couple hermits. and let the tank run a while, I use dead sand rinse the dead sand well,and buy a few pound of fresh healthy live sand at my LPS, add this after the tank clears and let it go.
The dead rock changes to live rock over time you save a lot of money, and you don't have to kill fish to cycle a system.
Its works for me and I don't spend a ton money.
I ve added a 37 to my system with dead rock and dead sand but put it in the water column using a siphon box to the sump, a cheep return I use pvc and a power head its cycles as it will but the water quality is perfect cause the establised system is carring the load till the new tank cycles.
No problems so far.
This tank has only been up two weeks no spikes cause it shares water with the sump and my established tank. Thats what most pet stores do just add another tank to the bigger loop ,the down may be if you get ich every tank in the loop will have ich. When I see sick animals at the lps I make sure not to buy from any tank in that closed system loop.
Doug 
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55 GAL OP, 37 GAL SEA HORSE TANK, 5 CLARKI,
2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS,
4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS.
1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter,
REFORGIUM, AND DSB IN MAIN AND SUMP, right handed hermits.
Last edited by djnzlab1; 05-22-2007 at 05:34 PM.
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