Navarchus
Almost smarter than a pig
I just purchased fully cured live rock from coral display tanks at my LFS. This rock only took a 10 min ride from the LFS to my house, and was packaged in H2O. There should have been no die-off.
I understand the nitrogen cycle, and was all prepared to wait a few weeks and check ammonia and nitrite levels until they were zero, but a day after adding the rock both are at zero. Then it then dawned on me that the bacteria on the rock will need at least some ammonia and nitrite to survive. Now I am wondering if it will do more harm than good to wait before adding animals.
What say you?
I understand the nitrogen cycle, and was all prepared to wait a few weeks and check ammonia and nitrite levels until they were zero, but a day after adding the rock both are at zero. Then it then dawned on me that the bacteria on the rock will need at least some ammonia and nitrite to survive. Now I am wondering if it will do more harm than good to wait before adding animals.
What say you?