Does temp mater for cycling empty tank??

Saltydrip · 01/22/2012, 02:19 PM

Well does it??

I'm letting the cycle in my fuge run its corse befor hooking it up to my DT. Should it be heated during this time?? If so... Does it need to be kept at normal tank temps?? My room is rather warm. Around 70F Actualy. My bedroom is on the small side and it's above the room with my wood stove.

saltycoastie · 01/22/2012, 02:22 PM

i would atleast have it at 78 if not a little warmer

baggedtb · 01/22/2012, 02:25 PM

I ran the temp at what I would run it with fish

Sport507 · 01/22/2012, 02:25 PM

My advice would be to cycle a tank like you will be running it a year from now. With the exception of a skimmer and UV. If you have those don’t run them until after the cycle.

In other words if you intend to run the tank at 70F then cycle it at 70F.

Saltydrip · 01/22/2012, 02:32 PM

Good deal. I think I have another heater around here somewhere.

sleepydoc · 01/22/2012, 05:55 PM

Remember what you are doing when you cycle a tank - you are colonizing it with bacteria. They are more tolerant than fish when it comes to temperature, but will grow best (and your tank will cycle fastest) at a 'normal' temperature vs leaving it unheated.

Cycling is also a good time to get a feel for how a tank 'behaves' so you know what to expect when you add fish.

kaipo13 · 01/22/2012, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sleepydoc

Remember what you are doing when you cycle a tank - you are colonizing it with bacteria. They are more tolerant than fish when it comes to temperature, but will grow best (and your tank will cycle fastest) at a 'normal' temperature vs leaving it unheated.

Cycling is also a good time to get a feel for how a tank 'behaves' so you know what to expect when you add fish.

This, different bacteria grow at different temperatures. Sure some will survive through a temperature swing, but the chances are you will have to develop a mostly new population of bacteria if you attempt to cycle at a vastly different temperature than you will be running your tank at.

See what taking care of a waste water plant teaches you?

Saltydrip · 01/22/2012, 07:41 PM

All sounds pod enough to me. I figured I should heat it. Just wasn't 100% and was feeling lazy and was hoping for a no.

Also... This is a fuge we are talking about. The DT is up and running. A phew fish and some anemones are living happily in there and I just don't want to restart a cycle in the whole system when I add the fuge/sump.

01/22/2012, 02:19 PM	#1
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	Does temp mater for cycling empty tank?? Well does it?? I'm letting the cycle in my fuge run its corse befor hooking it up to my DT. Should it be heated during this time?? If so... Does it need to be kept at normal tank temps?? My room is rather warm. Around 70F Actualy. My bedroom is on the small side and it's above the room with my wood stove. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

01/22/2012, 02:25 PM	#4
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	My advice would be to cycle a tank like you will be running it a year from now. With the exception of a skimmer and UV. If you have those don’t run them until after the cycle. In other words if you intend to run the tank at 70F then cycle it at 70F. __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

01/22/2012, 02:32 PM	#5
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	Good deal. I think I have another heater around here somewhere. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

01/22/2012, 07:41 PM	#8
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	All sounds pod enough to me. I figured I should heat it. Just wasn't 100% and was feeling lazy and was hoping for a no. Also... This is a fuge we are talking about. The DT is up and running. A phew fish and some anemones are living happily in there and I just don't want to restart a cycle in the whole system when I add the fuge/sump. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

01/22/2012, 02:22 PM	#2
saltycoastie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Liberty Texas (east houston) Posts: 42	i would atleast have it at 78 if not a little warmer

01/22/2012, 02:25 PM	#3
baggedtb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Grafton,OH Posts: 142	I ran the temp at what I would run it with fish

01/22/2012, 05:55 PM	#6
sleepydoc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,907	Remember what you are doing when you cycle a tank - you are colonizing it with bacteria. They are more tolerant than fish when it comes to temperature, but will grow best (and your tank will cycle fastest) at a 'normal' temperature vs leaving it unheated. Cycling is also a good time to get a feel for how a tank 'behaves' so you know what to expect when you add fish.