Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > FOWLR

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 06-17-2010, 05:38 PM
Jfish Jfish is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Estevan, Sask
Posts: 56
Jfish is on a distinguished road
Default

From my limited experience adding a large amount of cured live rock can quickly cycle a tank. I think its best to add the majority of your live rock or as much as you can afford at the start so that in a month when you want to add more live rock you dont get another cycle. Sure its expensive stuff but good quality live rock houses all that benificial bacteria that keeps our tanks going and was one of the best investments in my tank.
Im not sure if the twenty some pounds you put in would cycle the tank that quickly, especially since you recently just added fish. Either way cycle or not the process has started and I would not add anything else for at least another month besides maybe a small clean up crew. Keep testing you water and reading as much as possible.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 06-17-2010, 07:53 PM
Sumfingwong Sumfingwong is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 104
Sumfingwong is on a distinguished road
Default

Too late, I am picking up the live rock this sat. Ill keep everybody posted.

I may pick up a new testing kit, mine is about 1.5 years old.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 06-17-2010, 08:02 PM
Jfish Jfish is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Estevan, Sask
Posts: 56
Jfish is on a distinguished road
Default

Yeah, more live rock would be fine. If its coming from an established system and you keep it in water during transport there would be minimal die off and probably wouldnt cause a huge spike.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 06-17-2010, 08:09 PM
Sumfingwong Sumfingwong is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 104
Sumfingwong is on a distinguished road
Default

ill try to keep it in water. He lives about a 5 minute drive from my house. So hopefully there wont be a problem.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:13 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.