A few questions on Dr. Tim’s one and only!

[peterneish]

Hi all,
I hope you’re all well.

I’m in the process of putting together my first marine tank. I’m planning on using Dr.Tim’s one and only and ammonium chloride to help with the cycle before I add any fish.

I’ve seen a video on BRS tv that recommends running a salinity of 18 to 20 ppt and a temp of 80 to 84 during this time.

My question is, how essential is this? Will a higher salinity hinder the process substantially or do the above recommendation simply speed the process up? Thanks in advance guys. P

 

[LiveWire]

It speeds the process up and gives the anaerobic bacteria a jump start. Here is a great video from MACNA 2019 from Dr Tim on jump starting cycling.

 

[peterneish]

It speeds the process up and gives the anaerobic bacteria a jump start. Here is a great video from MACNA 2019 from Dr Tim on jump starting cycling.

Super thanks. I’ll give this a watch. So it speeds it up but it’s not essential! Appreciate that!

 

[tankstudy]

Super thanks. I’ll give this a watch. So it speeds it up but it’s not essential! Appreciate that!

It's only necessary if you need a tank ASAP. You can cycle the tank pretty quickly even in 1.025 salinity or 34/35 ppt.

 

[peterneish]

It's only necessary if you need a tank ASAP. You can cycle the tank pretty quickly even in 1.025 salinity or 34/35 ppt.

Thanks you