cycling rock

Bugzme · 07/03/2010, 04:16 PM

I have a bucnch of rock that I will be cycling to replace some gsp covered rock. If I use some of the covered rock ( as live rock) will the cycle kill it (I hope) and not seed the new rock

thegrun · 07/03/2010, 05:29 PM

GSP is tough, unless the ammonia levels get very high, it is likely to survive the cycle.

Bugzme · 07/03/2010, 08:09 PM

but will it seed the new rock that i'm cycling?

shifty51008 · 07/03/2010, 10:40 PM

yeah it will seed the new rock, unless your using uncured rock though your ammonia won't rise much. using base rock you prob. won't see much of a cycle but will take a while for it to become live.

The Punisher · 07/04/2010, 02:00 AM

If you just throw the GSP covered rock in with a bunch of base rock you'd eventually seed the base rock, but with little to no decaying matter in the tank, it'd take a while. If you have harvested live rock (or any live rock that has some die off) that needs to be cycled then adding the GSP rock, IMO, won't prove to be that useful. I doubt it would die, as it's a pretty hardy little thing, and it would have little effect on your cycle time. If the GSP covered rock is your only source of seeding the new rock, then you'll have such a small ammonia spike, if any at all, that the GSP won't die off. Either way, there's not much benefit from adding the GSP rock, unless you need it, or want it, for the aquascaping.

07/03/2010, 04:16 PM	#1
Bugzme Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: salt lake,utah Posts: 233	cycling rock I have a bucnch of rock that I will be cycling to replace some gsp covered rock. If I use some of the covered rock ( as live rock) will the cycle kill it (I hope) and not seed the new rock

07/04/2010, 02:00 AM	#5
The Punisher Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,398	If you just throw the GSP covered rock in with a bunch of base rock you'd eventually seed the base rock, but with little to no decaying matter in the tank, it'd take a while. If you have harvested live rock (or any live rock that has some die off) that needs to be cycled then adding the GSP rock, IMO, won't prove to be that useful. I doubt it would die, as it's a pretty hardy little thing, and it would have little effect on your cycle time. If the GSP covered rock is your only source of seeding the new rock, then you'll have such a small ammonia spike, if any at all, that the GSP won't die off. Either way, there's not much benefit from adding the GSP rock, unless you need it, or want it, for the aquascaping. __________________ "I look for absolutes and there are absolutely none." 311

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07/03/2010, 05:29 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	GSP is tough, unless the ammonia levels get very high, it is likely to survive the cycle.

07/03/2010, 08:09 PM	#3
Bugzme Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: salt lake,utah Posts: 233	but will it seed the new rock that i'm cycling?

07/03/2010, 10:40 PM	#4
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	yeah it will seed the new rock, unless your using uncured rock though your ammonia won't rise much. using base rock you prob. won't see much of a cycle but will take a while for it to become live.