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MadReefer 
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 Posted: September 06 2016 at 8:10am |
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It might have a lot of junk in it that you want to keep out of your tank. I would keep it separate from most of your other rock until you can test the water. It can be in your main tank, if you want to wait longer before you get other rock. Just my two cents.
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ElwoodUT
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Posted: September 06 2016 at 5:55am |
I'll take a few pictures of the rock tonight and post it so you can get somewhat of a feel for what I have going on. Why should I cycle it in a separate container rather than in my main tank?
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I have not failed....I have just found 1000 ways that don't work.
210 Gallon Dual Overflow
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40 Gal Refugium
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MadReefer
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 9:12pm |
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You might consider hydrogen peroxide for a short time but then just let it cycle. I'd have to look at it before I could tell you what I would do. Just trying to give you options.
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ElwoodUT
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 8:34pm |
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Thanks everyone! My wife and I are really excited about getting it started. Some of the rock seems pretty fragile to hit with my pressure washer, what acid do you use for soaking and how long?
I'll take a look into the Herbie Drain. I'm hoping I can figure it all out soon. If I can get her up and going I hope to start stocking it through the winter.
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40 Gal Refugium
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MadReefer
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 8:01pm |
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Big tank. Awesome! It should be fun.
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 1:12pm |
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If your rock is dead, you can cycle a lot faster if you cleanse it. At a minimum, give it a good pressure washing and then cycle it in a separate container rather than your main tank.
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jdinchak
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 11:28am |
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Welcome! 210 is a great size!
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kevin.st
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 11:24am |
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Dude, welcome back! That's the same tank I have. It sounds like you should just have someone come over and help with getting you set up. I would recommend making sure you like the sand, position of tank and maybe get those rocks pressure washer or soaked in acid. A real clean, fresh start is nice. Also, go with a herbie drain.
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Adam Blundell
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 8:46am |
Great to see you getting back.
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ElwoodUT
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Posted: September 05 2016 at 8:34am |
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I just got back into this incredible hobby, with my old tank this forum was my #1 resource for help. I used to have a 75 gallon and sold it in hopes to upgrade about two years ago and I FINALLY decided to jump in with both feet and bought a 210 gallon yesterday!
This 210 gallon had been taken down for about 4 weeks and came with about 100k of dried rock and 150lb of sand. It also came with a Life Reef LF1-200 sump and UV sterilizer which I have absolutely no idea how to plumb so if anyone has a plumbing diagram with dual overflows for it I would really appreciate it if you could share that with me.
I believe I'll need to get a little more live sand and double my live rock. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to get my system to start cycling and come to life the fastest? I also bought an additional acrylic tank to use as a refugium so hopefully that will help everything as well.
Any help is greatly appreciated, I'll post some pictures as soon as I have her setup.
Edited by ElwoodUT - September 05 2016 at 8:35am
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40 Gal Refugium
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