New member with cycle question.

[brandon429]

your tank ties into that cycling thread in this way:
its 10% group B
90% group A

you haven't input a bioloading that exceeds the ability of the group B mass you brought in. Not just a coral frag, you brought in a couple pound chunk of live rock w coral attached. its active surface area is like a chunk of live rock, and what live rock can process is massive. Your bioloading is the coral (lightly) and the snails, the system literally runs as a mini aged tank until the rest catches up. You don't dose ammonia ever, due to the live animals in tow. Even though it seems hard, all reef cycling is three types we pretty much captured them all in that thread.

 

[Zaxsaid]

I thought It was 50/50 because the largest piece I have was in someone's sump for I think we'll over 6 months

 

[brandon429]

oh I see! nice call id agree then. it was lacking those clear benthic indicators, but I bet upon closer inspection they'd be there like coralline or a few pods/worms

based on history from sump that's fully agreed.

 

[Zaxsaid]

oh I see! nice call id agree then. it was lacking those clear benthic indicators, but I bet upon closer inspection they'd be there like coralline or a few pods/worms

based on history from sump that's fully agreed.

Yeah this is the rock including the ones with corals on them I think it makes up 50% of my tank

 

[Zaxsaid]

Also my rocks that were bare bone dry have few pink spots on them I'm going to assume it's coralline but I could be wrong because I heard they need perfect water condition

 

[brandon429]

in the very least those bioindicators state the rock has been submerged for weeks or mos. coralline chips is mos/years, using life forms to gauge cycling is neat and way better than api. those are typical early colonizer algae and diatoms and possibly coralline if closer to the mos side of submersion

 

[Zaxsaid]

It's been two weeks so half a month haha diatoms are all over I'm almost sure they're doubling every night while I sleep because when I wake up up its doubled

 

[IDNTFU]

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