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Old 01/11/2008, 11:49 PM
dileggi dileggi is offline
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To cycle or not to cycle....?

Hey guys,

I just recently had a tank made. A custom 2.5g. My question is this:

If I take 2.5 gallons out of my existing tank, only used cured live rock, but purchase 3 lbs of live sand, will the "new" live sand cause a cycle? Or will the existing water, and cured rock negate a cycle?

Thanks in advance!
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Old 01/11/2008, 11:53 PM
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You probably won't have a cycle but give it a week anyway. In the greater scope of things a week is nothing.
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Old 01/11/2008, 11:56 PM
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Re: To cycle or not to cycle....?

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Originally posted by dileggi
Hey guys,

I just recently had a tank made. A custom 2.5g. My question is this:

If I take 2.5 gallons out of my existing tank, only used cured live rock, but purchase 3 lbs of live sand, will the "new" live sand cause a cycle? Or will the existing water, and cured rock negate a cycle?

Thanks in advance!
if the live rock is from your existing tank also then there won't be much of a cycle

if it is recently purchased live rock then there will be some cycling

in any case I wouldn't waste the money purchasing live sand--just take a cup from the other tank and seed new argonite.
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Old 01/12/2008, 12:00 AM
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It is similar to moving a tank. There may be a mini cycle that takes a day or two (it that long). But like Agu said, give it a little time to stabalize and get the sand up to speed.
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Old 01/12/2008, 12:02 AM
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Re: Re: To cycle or not to cycle....?

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if the live rock is from your existing tank also then there won't be much of a cycle

if it is recently purchased live rock then there will be some cycling

in any case I wouldn't waste the money purchasing live sand--just take a cup from the other tank and seed new argonite.
Oh I missed that the new sand was all live. Yeah, just get regular sand and seed it. This will save money and avoid the possibility that the new live sand has a lot of die off which could cause a cycle.
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Old 01/12/2008, 12:02 AM
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Great guys, thanks to all! After I posted I thought of just seeding some new sand with a cup of the existing sand. I keep forgetting it's only 2 gallons! LOL!


Thanks again!
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