Cycling, Using Old Coral Heads

[CarmieJo]

Hi! I'm a newbie to reef aquariums and am just setting up an All Glass
54 gallon corner tank. It is drilled and I have a sump and protein
skimmer. I think that I am going to cycle it using live rock and maybe
a couple damsels. I'm open to suggestions...

I have some old coral heads from when I had a FO tank years ago . I am going to use these as part of my base rock. They have been stored in a cardboard box in my garage. To clean them up I was going to bleach them and, of course, rinse them well (I used to do this all the time in my FO tank) before I added them to my new tank. What do you think?

Thanks :rollface:

 

[Andrew]

[welcome]

First off, I don't recommed cycling your tank with damsels.

You can use them as long as they are bleached and cleaned.

 

[Dubbin1]

The live rock will be enough to cycle the tank and the dead coral will also be fine just as long as its clean.