Can you start a display tank in hypo, add only rock and sand, and cycle the tank successfully in hypo? Simply trying to start nitrogen cycle in hypo over an 8 week period. Then could all the fish you plan to add be slowly introduced (straight into hypo from the LFS) until everyone is in tank? Then let them all live in hypo display tank for a couple of months? Now 4-5 months into it I'm asking if you would have a cycled parasite free display tank, just in hypo. Then slowly raise salinity over next 2 weeks. Then slowly add the inverts and corals? Essentially can your brand new display tank be the quarantine tank (hypo only) and then converted to full salt reef tank?