Cycle question...

Jacwil

Jacwil

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So my buddy Dan who introduced himself on here a cpl weeks ago, got a used 29g Biocube off of EBAY. He asked me if he could get a container, add some live rock to it with some of my water change waste water and put that in his tank when it arrives, resulting in a shorter cycle. Is this possible? I don't really think he should be trying to rush anything with this hobby or this soon into the hobby but I can understand his desires lol.

So in summary, can he get a cycle started in another container? I'm guessing no.
 
wouldn't hurt but its still gonna cycle, once you transfer everything from the container to the tank everything is going to stir up and start a cycle again. you will also need flow and lights on the container
 
Jacwil said:
So my buddy Dan who introduced himself on here a cpl weeks ago, got a used 29g Biocube off of EBAY. He asked me if he could get a container, add some live rock to it with some of my water change waste water and put that in his tank when it arrives, resulting in a shorter cycle. Is this possible? I don't really think he should be trying to rush anything with this hobby or this soon into the hobby but I can understand his desires lol.

So in summary, can he get a cycle started in another container? I'm guessing no.
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you can jump start a cycle with already established water and sand and live rock yes.

there are also waysto cycle it from scratch within 24 hours, but they are risky. i cycled my tank from scratch in 12 hours with a style of my own, already have fish in it and they are doing amazing. (i dont advise it tho)

you just need to watch the levels of everything ;-)
 
spyder you do realize that when a tank cycles you may not see an algae outbreak till after a month. justin do not put sand in the holding container once you go to move that it will be worse than if you hadnt done it at all.
 
suggestions for a fast cycle get the very best live rock you can find cycled from someone you know and trust put it in a tub of saltwater and shake it off a little then use a fresh saltwater mix with ro water it will cycle fast
 
jfl14609 said:
spyder you do realize that when a tank cycles you may not see an algae outbreak till after a month. justin do not put sand in the holding container once you go to move that it will be worse than if you hadnt done it at all.
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understood ;-)

i think i got most things covered :-)
 
Re: Cycle question...

my only thought is we put to much emphasis on "cycling" and not enough on maturation. even though the tank can probably handle life and everything may be fine, fine just fine. the more mature the tank the more it can handle (especially with a nano) imho.

that being said....good luck to your friend and tell them welcome to the hobby.

p.s. i bought cured live rock that had been in a system for several months and seeded my sand with some sand from a display tank at the lfs and my tank cycled very quickly



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xXxSpyderxXx said:
you can jump start a cycle with already established water and sand and live rock yes.

there are also waysto cycle it from scratch within 24 hours, but they are risky. i cycled my tank from scratch in 12 hours with a style of my own, already have fish in it and they are doing amazing. (i dont advise it tho)

you just need to watch the levels of everything ;-)[/Quote



Your tank did not cycle in 12 hours, so please dont tell people it did, theres no way it did. Not trying to be mean but thats totally wrong adivce and not even possible. To have fish in ur tank is risky and not the right thing IMO


justin make sure he knows not to rush anything and to not think it can cycle in 12 hours
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mreye23 said:
xXxSpyderxXx said:
you can jump start a cycle with already established water and sand and live rock yes.

there are also waysto cycle it from scratch within 24 hours, but they are risky. i cycled my tank from scratch in 12 hours with a style of my own, already have fish in it and they are doing amazing. (i dont advise it tho)

you just need to watch the levels of everything ;-)[/Quote



Your tank did not cycle in 12 hours, so please dont tell people it did, theres no way it did. Not trying to be mean but thats totally wrong adivce and not even possible. To have fish in ur tank is risky and not the right thing IMO


justin make sure he knows not to rush anything and to not think it can cycle in 12 hours
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lol say what u want ROFL
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Not much bacteria is in the water, so using someone's water change water isn't going to do much at all. You'd be better off trading a few pounds of live rock with him and giving him a cup of your sand.
 
Like i said, not trying to be rude, but thats just insane advice, dont tell people they can cycle there tank is 12 hours, bc u cant, do the research, and the fish will be fine for a week or so. Then when the real cycle starts, its certain death unless you hvae a damsel or clown(still not the right thing to do)
 
mreye23 said:
Like i said, not trying to be rude, but thats just insane advice, dont tell people they can cycle there tank is 12 hours, bc u cant, do the research, and the fish will be fine for a week or so. Then when the real cycle starts, its certain death unless you hvae a damsel or clown(still not the right thing to do)
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lol i told him not 2 do it like i did lol, read again ;-)

and naaa ur not being rude u know alot more than me lol
 
Justin - here is my experience. TELL HIM TO TAKE HIS TIME. And for the first few months, let no one else near that tank that doesn't know what they are doing. I tried to rush my 55g..with disastrous results. Luckily, it was only some shrooms and one fish that died. When i started it back up again...i did sand. water. wait. rock. wait. fish. wait. then coral...wait. And it was doing great until i went on vacation and left hubby in charge of the tank. Doing it slow and with patience is not only the right thing to do...it's extremely theraputic. And certainly gives one time to look ahead, plan ahead and get excited about going out and shopping for their tank.
 
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