The term "fully cured rock is so subjective", my rock in my tank is fully cured "one year fully cured".
So, if you order the rock in my tank from me (or from the best company there is that has fully cured Live Rock) and I wrapped my rock in wet newspaper & sent it to you & you got it in say 48 hours, being out of water, if you had room in your tank, would you think you could just drop it in you tank, with no ill effect on your fish ???
I would never try it, I would be scared it would kick off a cycle & kill my fish...
I am just saying... food for thought...
I still think the RS stickies... that suggest the following ... as the "normal" way a tank cycles is correct for most and sound advise - I will concede, if it works for you another way, this proves there is more than one way to do it. I just get scared recommending to new members, adding "cured" live rock one week & fish the next... no agenda here, I want everyone to have success with their new RSM's !
:chair: :jabber:
Ammonia will rise - then fall near 0, followed by - nitrites will rise then fall near 0, then nitrates will rise... then do water changes to bring down the nitrates - cycle complete add cuc, add coral, add fish
Cycling a tank:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...something-cycling-breaking-new-reef-tank.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ners/20945-just-exactly-what-cycled-tank.html
So, if you order the rock in my tank from me (or from the best company there is that has fully cured Live Rock) and I wrapped my rock in wet newspaper & sent it to you & you got it in say 48 hours, being out of water, if you had room in your tank, would you think you could just drop it in you tank, with no ill effect on your fish ???
I would never try it, I would be scared it would kick off a cycle & kill my fish...
I am just saying... food for thought...
I still think the RS stickies... that suggest the following ... as the "normal" way a tank cycles is correct for most and sound advise - I will concede, if it works for you another way, this proves there is more than one way to do it. I just get scared recommending to new members, adding "cured" live rock one week & fish the next... no agenda here, I want everyone to have success with their new RSM's !
:chair: :jabber:
Ammonia will rise - then fall near 0, followed by - nitrites will rise then fall near 0, then nitrates will rise... then do water changes to bring down the nitrates - cycle complete add cuc, add coral, add fish
Cycling a tank:
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...something-cycling-breaking-new-reef-tank.html
http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums...ners/20945-just-exactly-what-cycled-tank.html