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10 Easy Aquarium Set Up Steps

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Step 4: If Using Live Rock, Prepare It

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  • If you have live rock cured and ready for use, or you are not going to use live rock at all, go on to Step 5 and Aquascape the Tank.
  • If you have not yet purchased live rock you are going to put in your aquarium, now is the time to buy and prepare it for use, which can be done in several ways:
    • Option 2 ) If you intend to "cycle" the aquarium with live rock, are adding it to an established system, or just don't want to wait, of course you can opt to bypass the rock curing process altogether and put the live rock directly into the aquarium and start aquascaping. However, if you do so it is recommended to "at least" take the time to do any one of the following things first!
    • Preclean the rocks and place them into the aquarium, BUT allow the rocks to fully cure or at least give it a few days curing time in this way first, before you aquascape the tank.

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