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My tank is 10months 200g and have about 50 lbs of rock rn will be getting 150lbs soon. Can I use water from main display to start the cycle?
There is very little nitrifying bacteria in the water column. Using old tank water won't hurt anything but it won't add a significant amount of bacteria to the container with the new rock.My tank is 10months 200g and have about 50 lbs of rock rn will be getting 150lbs soon. Can I use water from main display to start the cycle?
I have some Dr Tim’s from when I first cycled my tank, will be cycling aloneYes you can. If you’re just cycling rock alone, you may need to get an ammonia source from somewhere like Dr Tim’s or add a fish.
What I plan on doing a muriatic acid cure first since I got couple gallons left from a job site let dry outside for about a month and start the cycle or how would you approach if you were to cycle the rock?There is very little nitrifying bacteria in the water column. Using old tank water won't hurt anything but it won't add a significant amount of bacteria to the container with the new rock.
But I'm confused...
Is this new dry rock or ocean live rock? Is the reason you're not adding it directly to your 200 gallon tank because you need to CURE (not cycle) it?
The only reason to do anything with dry rock is if you think you'll have an ammonia spike due to a large amount of organic material that needs to be removed. If this is the case, you CURE the rock to make sure the organics are dealt with.
Same thing with live rock... You might need to cure it if you're worried about a lot of die off.
In either case, there is no need to add an ammonia source since the ammonia is what you're trying to mitigate.
If it's clean dry rock, then just rinse off any dust and add it to the tank. No need to do anything else...
That would be horribleI have some Dr Tim’s from when I first cycled my tank, will be cycling alone
Did not know that. So once it’s cured and dry it’s good to go on the tank?Geos
rock added to an existing tank doesnt need to be cycled. It picks up the bacteria when added. Your tank isn’t dead now bc the rock it has is cycled
adding more rock doesn’t uncycle the current rock. Erin is making up the statement about reef water not having filter bacteria. It has millions of bac per drop.
Simply post a picture of your current tank pls
and post a picture of the rock you want to add.
Regarding reef water having cycling bacteria-Here’s us cycling a 200 g dry tank with only reef water.
Connecting Established Reef To New Tank
EDIT: In conclusion, if using the method I did - connecting an established reef to a new system with dry rock (clean), I recommend the following: 1. Dose your new tank prior to connecting to your old tank with NO3 and PO4 enough to raise to your established tank levels. 2. Take your skimmer...www.reef2reef.com
Cycling with fish isn’t bad, bottle bac protects them just fine we can see in all searchable threads. Using fish and bottle bac to cycle does not harm fish, it presents a disease risk to your tank by adding a non qt wet it‘em into the setup. Ammonia burning isn’t a factor.
Simply post a picture of your current tank pls
and post a picture of the rock you want to add.
Regarding reef water having cycling bacteria-Here’s us cycling a 200 g dry tank with only reef water.
Connecting Established Reef To New Tank
EDIT: In conclusion, if using the method I did - connecting an established reef to a new system with dry rock (clean), I recommend the following: 1. Dose your new tank prior to connecting to your old tank with NO3 and PO4 enough to raise to your established tank levels. 2. Take your skimmer...www.reef2reef.com
Cycling with fish isn’t bad, bottle bac protects them just fine we can see in all searchable threads. Using fish and bottle bac to cycle does not harm fish, it presents a disease risk to your tank by adding a non qt wet it‘em into the setup. Ammonia burning isn’t a factor.
Again, you don't cycle rock. You cycle a tank to make sure the biological filter can handle the bioload. Adding new (clean) rock to an established tank doesn't unbalance the bacteria -to- bioload equation...What I plan on doing a muriatic acid cure first since I got couple gallons left from a job site let dry outside for about a month and start the cycle or how would you approach if you were to cycle the rock?
Once it’s cured and started the cycle how long should I keep it in the brute container ? And if I add all the rock at once will effect my main display tank?There is very little nitrifying bacteria in the water column. Using old tank water won't hurt anything but it won't add a significant amount of bacteria to the container with the new rock.
But I'm confused...
Is this new dry rock or ocean live rock? Is the reason you're not adding it directly to your 200 gallon tank because you need to CURE (not cycle) it?
The only reason to do anything with dry rock is if you think you'll have an ammonia spike due to a large amount of organic material that needs to be removed. If this is the case, you CURE the rock to make sure the organics are dealt with.
Same thing with live rock... You might need to cure it if you're worried about a lot of die off.
In either case, there is no need to add an ammonia source since the ammonia is what you're trying to mitigate.
If it's clean dry rock, then just rinse off any dust and add it to the tank. No need to do anything else...
Once it’s cured and started the cycle how long should I keep it in the brute container ? And if I add all the rock at once will effect my main display tank?
From your pictures, it looks like you have dry rock.Once it’s cured and started the cycle how long should I keep it in the brute container ? And if I add all the rock at once will effect my main display tank?
rock added to an existing tank doesnt need to be cycled. It picks up the bacteria when added. Your tank isn’t dead now bc the rock it has is cycled