Chaeto While Cycling??

gooberz · 05/23/2011, 08:55 AM

Would it be okay or beneficial to put Chaeto while cycling or would it not be good? Started cycling my new cube yesterday and did not know if it would be okay or if it would kill it??

Henry

disc1 · 05/23/2011, 09:31 AM

I would wait until the cycle is over, but I don't think it hurts anything.

reo · 05/23/2011, 09:36 AM

It probably wouldn't kill it, but it may prolong the cycle a little bit, since it absorbs some ammonia.

NewOne81 · 05/23/2011, 09:54 AM

try it and see how it goes

ReeferBill · 05/23/2011, 09:59 AM

I think it will help with the cycle because it may have some beneficial life in with the cheato....Good Luck and keep us posted...

Wannabe29 · 05/23/2011, 11:40 AM

I would think that it would actually serve to stablilize the cycle throughout the process. The chaeto would be able to absorb excess nitrogen compounds, minimizing swings in chemistry.

Yes, it will compete with bacteria for nutrients, limiting their growth. However, if you were to cycle your tank, then add chaeto, competition would still occurr and there would be some nominal swings as the chaeto and bacteria find an equilibrium. What will happen is, bacteria will starve and die, decompose, add nutrients to the system and feed the chaeto and the remaining bacterial population.

I would add it while cycling. Then, as always, add fish slowly, over time. It's all about balance and everything will balance out if given enough time.

gooberz · 05/23/2011, 08:36 PM

Any other thoughts?

05/23/2011, 08:55 AM	#1
gooberz The Specialist :) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 884	Chaeto While Cycling?? Would it be okay or beneficial to put Chaeto while cycling or would it not be good? Started cycling my new cube yesterday and did not know if it would be okay or if it would kill it?? Henry __________________ "Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules" Current Tank Info: 45G Cube with 10G Sump/Fuge, 250MH 20K, Koralia 1050GPH and Mag 7 Return

05/23/2011, 09:31 AM	#2
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	I would wait until the cycle is over, but I don't think it hurts anything. __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

05/23/2011, 09:59 AM	#5
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	Cheato during Cycle? I think it will help with the cycle because it may have some beneficial life in with the cheato....Good Luck and keep us posted... __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

05/23/2011, 08:36 PM	#7
gooberz The Specialist :) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 884	Any other thoughts? __________________ "Life is the only game in which the object of the game is to learn the rules" Current Tank Info: 45G Cube with 10G Sump/Fuge, 250MH 20K, Koralia 1050GPH and Mag 7 Return

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05/23/2011, 09:36 AM	#3
reo Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 18	It probably wouldn't kill it, but it may prolong the cycle a little bit, since it absorbs some ammonia.

05/23/2011, 09:54 AM	#4
NewOne81 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 244	try it and see how it goes

05/23/2011, 11:40 AM	#6
Wannabe29 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Suffolk County, New York Posts: 334	I would think that it would actually serve to stablilize the cycle throughout the process. The chaeto would be able to absorb excess nitrogen compounds, minimizing swings in chemistry. Yes, it will compete with bacteria for nutrients, limiting their growth. However, if you were to cycle your tank, then add chaeto, competition would still occurr and there would be some nominal swings as the chaeto and bacteria find an equilibrium. What will happen is, bacteria will starve and die, decompose, add nutrients to the system and feed the chaeto and the remaining bacterial population. I would add it while cycling. Then, as always, add fish slowly, over time. It's all about balance and everything will balance out if given enough time.