Eric's 60ish gallon build.
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Last week I went up to SF and grabbed a couple structures and a sump from @Coral reefer. The sump the tank came with was just a 29 gallon tank with no baffles.
Kensington Reefer
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Looking good!
finalphaze987
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Swapping out the overflow made a huge difference..updated the look by 10 years kinda difference...looking good..im diggin the rockwork!
No. I'm just going to cap some bulkheads in there. I don't have enough room in my sump for another pump for closed loop.
finalphaze987
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Just a question. You’re not going to use live rock ? Dead rock is gonna set you back and cause you struggles.
I'm going to cure it for a long while. I just set the rocks in to see how it looked. I still have a lot of cleaning to do on that tank also.
RandyC
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You want some media to kickstart you cycle? Or you gonna just go the “patient” route?
MichaelB
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How long would the typical patient route take, i seeded mine with live rock and media, but planning for sps, so definitely want to take the long patience approach. No rush at all. Just wondering what’s considered a patience time range?
Some people will say I’m wrong but this is what happened to me and what I’ve noticed with the research that I’ve done. 1-1.5 years. Depending on how sideways it goes.
BAYMAC
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a year has been the rule of thumb over the years.
MichaelB
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So a year with no fish or sps. I was thinking a few months, not sure I could sale the empty tank in the living room for a year to the wife lol.
MarcosDelgado0
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I think he means a year to be established enough for SPS to thrive. Your cycle will be complete a lot sooner than that and be ready for fish and softies/LPS. But around the 1 year mark is when your tank is considered “established” enough for SPS
tribbitt
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I think way earlier you can do sps. I started dry marco rock (with old media though) and month 3 I took home an RTNing acro and saved it.
There is a difference, however, between “reluctantly living”, “growing”, and “thriving” and I’m nowhere near thriving, although i’ve seen some growth.
There is a difference, however, between “reluctantly living”, “growing”, and “thriving” and I’m nowhere near thriving, although i’ve seen some growth.
RandyC
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There’s no exact science honestly. I put acros in right after it cycles. I’ve done it as soon as 4 weeks of starting with dry rock and the tank is cycled. It’s just a matter of how well equipped you are to dealing with what comes. I’d tell most people to wait 6-12 months that don’t have the time or knowledge to deal with the uglies, but if you’re diligent and keep on top of husbandry duties, you can be successful. But in general, clearing out the ugly phases first usually leads to an easier path to success.