Felicia's BESTEST Christmas Present - RSM130 SEAHORSE tank!!!

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Originally Posted by paddyob

So you never let it cycle at all?

Not worried? I know you said cured rock and all. But the sand you washed could still cycle. I washed mine back in the beginning. And it definitely cycled.

Nice set up. I am curious to try horses.

I washed it out completely so I don't expect it to cycle at all. Its almost like sterile sand I washed it so much. When I set up a tank using cured live rock from my sumps, it is always an "instant" tank. Not what I recommend for others to do, but it's worked for me since the cured live rock was out of the water for 10 seconds max.

I now have some Purigen in each of my tanks as insurance. Weird, but the only tank that I ever had a cycling issue with was one that was set up and left running empty for a month. My "instant" tanks are done with cured live rock that has usually been in my sump for months and have been out of the water for 10 seconds or less while being transferred 5' across the room.

Of course I don't recommend instant tanks but it's a case of "do as I say, not as I do".

When I sell any cured live rock, I usually have a bucket of aged sw to fill the bucket or cooler so any mini-cycle will be minimal.

Anthony