gregb Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I never heard of anyone taking a leak in the tank to get it started. If someone ripped a big s... into the tank that might speed up the maturarion time by half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 What they call "cycling the tank", is really mostly about cycling the rock. To me the idea of adding something to the water is flawed, there will be plenty of material already within the pores of the rock to effect cycling. Adding material to the water does not speed up the process. The idea should be to keep other additives to a minimum to keep the newly cycled rock as phosphate free as possible. Once the rock is cycled, stock the tank lightly and build bioload slowly over several months, to allow bacterial populations to build in accordance with need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Wasp - The 'leak in the tank technique' is the same as any cycle technique. For the tank to cycle (rock included) you need an amonia source. A tank does cycle, regardless of the state of the rock though. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 I would be confident enough to say that wasp is right. Any rock you add to the tank whether it is "cycled" rock, or dry base rock, has more than enough crap in it to kick-start the cycle itself, without adding anything to the tank. If anything, you would want to purge the rock of this crap before adding coral, not add more. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Boruneman tells us there is no dissadvantage to adding SPS during the initital stages of cycling (reefkeeping magizine last year in his article). High nitrite and amonia don't effect the coral like they do fish. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 If you get some new dried rock straight from the shop, stick your nose right on it and take a good sniff, you will likely smell ammonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 not to mention the nasty brown crud that comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 in dvd eric recommends no fish for 6-8 months, just rock and snails and corals till tank cycled...... think he says maybe one clown or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 :lol: :lol: now look what you have started brian all from you doing wee wees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 6-8 months :-? how many newbies would hve the patience for that? im far too cultured to pee in a tank, id pee into a cup and then chuck the cups content in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 I don't have the aim to pee in the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 :lol: i have seen it done by a women good aim (but we wont go there) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Mine went about 6 months with nothing but glass shrimp in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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