Too good to be true?

gquimby1 · 04/18/2017, 05:46 PM

Was browsing for sand. Came across the sand they use on the show "tanked" it's natures ocean. The bag says on the side "no wait. Add fish instantly. Instant cycling." Now is that even possible? Have they figured something out no one knows about? Help!

heathlindner25 · 04/18/2017, 05:50 PM

I would go ahead and cycle the tank just to be sure........

billdogg · 04/18/2017, 05:50 PM

It makes for great marketing. It, like any other "live" sand in a bag, will have a minimal amount of bacteria in it. You will still need to cycle, perhaps not quite as long, but cycle you will.

gquimby1 · 04/18/2017, 05:56 PM

Thanks guys. I figured

elbowdeep29 · 04/18/2017, 06:47 PM

I used the same sand. The cycle was way faster but you still had to wait about a week and pram where leveled out. But add fish slowly cause it cause a brown out basically a re cycle.

mcgyvr · 04/19/2017, 05:25 AM

Hoping/planning to rush in this hobby is a BAD move..
Nothing good happens fast here..

aaronwitt · 04/19/2017, 04:40 PM

Yeah I've used it before and the cycle is quicker but there's still a cycle. If only the instant reef tank was a real thing!

bobt2 · 04/19/2017, 04:47 PM

I get live sand and live rock direct from the ocean via tampa bay saltwater. it's shipped in water. I still go thru a cycle.

Smokey Stover · 04/19/2017, 04:54 PM

I told the wife Don't believe everything you see on that show, They edit out the time it takes to settle the cloud that gets poured in with the sand lol.

heathlindner25 · 04/19/2017, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokey Stover

I told the wife Don't believe everything you see on that show, They edit out the time it takes to settle the cloud that gets poured in with the sand lol.

And the massive die-off that ensues

Stolireef · 04/19/2017, 05:20 PM

I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for you

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04/18/2017, 05:46 PM	#1
gquimby1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 43	Too good to be true? Was browsing for sand. Came across the sand they use on the show "tanked" it's natures ocean. The bag says on the side "no wait. Add fish instantly. Instant cycling." Now is that even possible? Have they figured something out no one knows about? Help!

04/18/2017, 05:50 PM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	It makes for great marketing. It, like any other "live" sand in a bag, will have a minimal amount of bacteria in it. You will still need to cycle, perhaps not quite as long, but cycle you will. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

04/19/2017, 05:25 AM	#6
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Hoping/planning to rush in this hobby is a BAD move.. Nothing good happens fast here.. __________________ Who me?

04/19/2017, 05:20 PM	#11
Stolireef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scottsdale AZ Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 5	I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for you Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________ I want to burn twice as bright and half as long. Oh, and a full tank crash is just an excuse for a new build. Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless Leemar, Apex, Trigger 30 Elite Sump, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 X Gen4 Radion XR30W, BM Doser, 2xMP40WES, 2xTunze 6095, Sicce Syncra 4.0.

04/18/2017, 05:50 PM	#2
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	I would go ahead and cycle the tank just to be sure........

04/18/2017, 05:56 PM	#4
gquimby1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 43	Thanks guys. I figured

04/18/2017, 06:47 PM	#5
elbowdeep29 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Michigan Posts: 52	I used the same sand. The cycle was way faster but you still had to wait about a week and pram where leveled out. But add fish slowly cause it cause a brown out basically a re cycle.

04/19/2017, 04:40 PM	#7
aaronwitt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 62	Yeah I've used it before and the cycle is quicker but there's still a cycle. If only the instant reef tank was a real thing!

04/19/2017, 04:47 PM	#8
bobt2 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: long island NY Posts: 1,835	I get live sand and live rock direct from the ocean via tampa bay saltwater. it's shipped in water. I still go thru a cycle.

04/19/2017, 04:54 PM	#9
Smokey Stover Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Largo, Florida Posts: 361	I told the wife Don't believe everything you see on that show, They edit out the time it takes to settle the cloud that gets poured in with the sand lol.