New tank cycle using old tanks media?

[LiveFreeAndReef]

Yea but like it’s a rlly small amount of rock, only about like 2 and a half pounds, and I’m bringing in another 40 pounds. I don’t think it will be enough

bacteria reproduce rapidly, you may not be ready for fish right away but it wont take long to get there

 

[LifeOfAquatics]

bacteria reproduce rapidly, you may not be ready for fish right away but it wont take long to get there

ok thank you! as i said in my previous replies that ill just move the rock and sand and a lot of the filter media, ghost feed for about a week and do a 25% water change or so and add my 2 fish and corals.

 

[Jekyl]

ok thank you! as i said in my previous replies that ill just move the rock and sand and a lot of the filter media, ghost feed for about a week and do a 25% water change or so and add my 2 fish and corals.

How old is the sand? May not want to transfer it without rinsing. Doesn't provide much bacteria wise anyway

 

[LifeOfAquatics]

How old is the sand? May not want to transfer it without rinsing. Doesn't provide much bacteria wise anyway

5 months or so, why would I want to rinse it?

 

[Jekyl]

5 months or so, why would I want to rinse it?

@brandon429 would know better than me

 

[nano reef]

Adding carbon bio balls anything like that is just going to take away the good bacteria that’s trying to establish in your new rock and cause a continues cycle

Are you saying using bio balls isnt good and will take away bacteria. I am planning a frag tank and have a lot of bio balls since I wont have sand and just have some crushed rock and some of the rock is the purple colored caribe sea so I dont think its very porous! Its not like the marco rock thats very porous