24 gallon start up question

RonE · 08/12/2006, 09:59 PM

I'm going to be starting a nano 24g tank soon.
question....If I start up the tank with live rock, live sand and change 10% water weekly, do I/ should I have to cure/cycle the tank before stocking it?

TitansFan · 08/12/2006, 10:39 PM

Is this live rock and sand you have have in another tank currently? If so I wouldn't expect a full cycle. You may have some algae bloom. I would still water test regularly and watch and see.

If its rock just shipped, you will have a cycle. The rock will have die off.

mg426 · 08/12/2006, 11:13 PM

I would tend to agree in general with Titans, Monitor your levels closely either way.

RonE · 08/13/2006, 05:18 AM

thanks,
i'd like to buy live sand and rock from the LFS, dose with stabilizer and put frags in.

08/12/2006, 09:59 PM	#1
RonE Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 133	24 gallon start up question I'm going to be starting a nano 24g tank soon. question....If I start up the tank with live rock, live sand and change 10% water weekly, do I/ should I have to cure/cycle the tank before stocking it?

08/12/2006, 11:13 PM	#3
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I would tend to agree in general with Titans, Monitor your levels closely either way. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/12/2006, 10:39 PM	#2
TitansFan Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Spring Hill, TN Posts: 1,364	Is this live rock and sand you have have in another tank currently? If so I wouldn't expect a full cycle. You may have some algae bloom. I would still water test regularly and watch and see. If its rock just shipped, you will have a cycle. The rock will have die off.

08/13/2006, 05:18 AM	#4
RonE Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 133	thanks, i'd like to buy live sand and rock from the LFS, dose with stabilizer and put frags in.