Is My LR ready ?

szogun · 03-17-2004, 06:45 PM

Hi I got 30lb of LR about a month ago and I'm curing it a big 50 gal container with 2 power heads.
It looks like it went trough whole cycle first week big ammonia spike than ammonia at zero and a big spike of the nitrites.
Now it reads 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and there are traces of nitrate.
Is my LR ready to go in my main tank? if so how should I put it in is it OK to put in the whole 30 lb at once or go slow?

Matt Rogers · 03-17-2004, 07:02 PM

Sounds good. I think you can do it.
I don't see a skimmer in your sig, do you have one?

szogun · 03-17-2004, 07:13 PM

yes I do its rated 150 gal and its the venturi style

Matt Rogers · 03-17-2004, 07:32 PM

Cool. I say go for it. Do a small (5%) water change like 5-7 days after that is all I'd do.

szogun · 03-17-2004, 07:46 PM

I'm also starting a 20 gal reef and i see you have a 20 gal tank also how much LR should I put in there? and how is your 20 gal is it really hard to maitain a 20 gal nanoreef? and is it worth the hassle? what are your expiriences with a 20 ?

Craig Manoukian · 03-17-2004, 08:43 PM

I love my 20 gallon long!

szogun · 03-18-2004, 04:29 AM

OK I just put about 15lb of my new LR in my new
NANOREEF!!! which I have setup yesterday.
this is a pic day2 I will keep you posted on the progress

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Matt Rogers · 03-18-2004, 05:05 AM

Another nano!

That should be fun.

Is that rock very porous though? Looks kinda solid and flat. May be ok; I don't have experience with that kind of rock.

You asked about my 20 gallon - I have about 30 lbs of rock or more in it.

Nitrates have been 0 for a while now. Hardest thing I've had is keeping the alk up. I would get it up there and then do water changes with NSW which lowered the alk again.

Now I am getting it back to where I want and considered buffering the NSW before I add it next time.

Since I am using my old halide lamp from my 30 gallon on it (150w) I also am now dealing with heat problems. Fans are helping, but I ordered an IceProbe Chiller with the controller from our sponsor Premium Aquatics.

This whole time, I haven't had fish, so talk about going slow!

It's helped get me back on my feet though. And while the tank is hot, I am glad I don't have them now.

Craig Manoukian · 03-18-2004, 05:23 AM

I have about 35 lbs of LR in my 20.

szogun · 03-18-2004, 06:51 AM

this is a pic of some of my LR
http://www.3reef.com/cgi-bin/album.p...=szogun/gj.JPG
do you think its not porous enough. Is it really bad if its not porous ? :'(