New Tank setup & cured live rock

cbm369 · 01/04/2012, 12:09 PM

In the process of setting up my new 125g fowlr tank & sump/fuge system. Should be able to start filling with RO/DI this weekend to start the cycle process.

It will have about 50lbs of dry rock (dead), and I will add one piece of cured live rock from my existing tank to help with the cycle process.

Question:

The live rock I have right now has been in my 55g fowlr tank for about 10yrs. Lots & lots of purple coraline algae, at what point should it be safe to add the rest (60 lbs) of the live rock?

By adding more live rock, progressively, to the tank, would that help speed up the process?

TIA,
Charlie

Sugar Magnolia · 01/04/2012, 12:57 PM

Since it's fully cured you can add it all at once when your sure the new tank has cycled. Using the one piece of lr will help cycle the base rock, but it will help if you add a few pinches of flake food...ghost feeding...will introduce some ammonia to kick start things.

cbm369 · 01/04/2012, 02:31 PM

Forgot to ask: Would it help to take my existing filter pad out of my 55g and put it in the new tank to help cycle? (just filter only, no carbon)

Charlie

mjm7757 · 01/04/2012, 05:08 PM

You can add all of the live rock right away if you want, it will definitely help the cycling process since it is already fully colonized by nitrifying bacteria. Also, moving the filter pad should help the process as well.

01/04/2012, 12:09 PM	#1
cbm369 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 242	New Tank setup & cured live rock In the process of setting up my new 125g fowlr tank & sump/fuge system. Should be able to start filling with RO/DI this weekend to start the cycle process. It will have about 50lbs of dry rock (dead), and I will add one piece of cured live rock from my existing tank to help with the cycle process. Question: The live rock I have right now has been in my 55g fowlr tank for about 10yrs. Lots & lots of purple coraline algae, at what point should it be safe to add the rest (60 lbs) of the live rock? By adding more live rock, progressively, to the tank, would that help speed up the process? TIA, Charlie

01/04/2012, 12:57 PM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Since it's fully cured you can add it all at once when your sure the new tank has cycled. Using the one piece of lr will help cycle the base rock, but it will help if you add a few pinches of flake food...ghost feeding...will introduce some ammonia to kick start things. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

01/04/2012, 02:31 PM	#3
cbm369 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: South Carolina Posts: 242	One more question Forgot to ask: Would it help to take my existing filter pad out of my 55g and put it in the new tank to help cycle? (just filter only, no carbon) Charlie

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01/04/2012, 05:08 PM	#4
mjm7757 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 60	You can add all of the live rock right away if you want, it will definitely help the cycling process since it is already fully colonized by nitrifying bacteria. Also, moving the filter pad should help the process as well.