I ordered a 150 gallon tank but it will take 4-6 months to arrive. That leaves me with a lot of "forced patience". I'm going to create the aquascape then let the dry rock cycle in a salt water bin.
I've seen online that dry rock can sometimes be the source of phosphates. Even with water that's low on nitrates/phosphates people can get hair algae like in the picture below. I'm getting my rock from here: https://addictivereefkeeping.com/product/ark-white-dry-reef-rock-pick-your-size-and-weight/
So, my question is, "Would you put in the water, add some food for cycling, and leave the lights off or would you turn them on and let the algae run its course?"
I've seen online that dry rock can sometimes be the source of phosphates. Even with water that's low on nitrates/phosphates people can get hair algae like in the picture below. I'm getting my rock from here: https://addictivereefkeeping.com/product/ark-white-dry-reef-rock-pick-your-size-and-weight/
So, my question is, "Would you put in the water, add some food for cycling, and leave the lights off or would you turn them on and let the algae run its course?"