adrian52492
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how long will it take for dead live rock to come back to life ?
dead then alive
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loyalrogue
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It's the exact same thing as cycling your tank.
"Live" is just the colonizing by beneficial bacteria.
I'd say after 2 weeks in a "live" environment with some kind of an ammonia/nutrient source it should have a good starter culture growing on it.
"Live" is just the colonizing by beneficial bacteria.
I'd say after 2 weeks in a "live" environment with some kind of an ammonia/nutrient source it should have a good starter culture growing on it.
Ding2daDong
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Ditto.
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adrian52492
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ok thanks guys i have two damsels in their so nitrates and what not should start building soon. thanks adrian
loyalrogue
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No need to put the damsels thru that.
Just do a simple fishless cycle with a raw shrimp or two.
Same result, less torture.
Just do a simple fishless cycle with a raw shrimp or two.
Same result, less torture.
adrian52492
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hey loyal what type of shrimp
adrian52492
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like the one we eat ?
loyalrogue
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Yep. Same ones you get at the grocery store.
Yet another way is to add "Live sand", pods and phytoplankton to the mix and the bacteria will colonize the rock as well. A good thread is:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1257599
To initially set up the tank, they used around 300 lbs of sand (215g tank) a copod culture and phytoplankton to add bacteria to the mix. Once the tank "cycled" (very short, but they had live rock already) they began adding fish and inverts. The first two or three pages give a good synopsis of the procedure.
The pods are only available in Lake Worth (Tanks A Lot) but the Company will sell direct.
When I set up our tank, I used live sand, half "live" rock and half "dead" and had barely any Ammonia, Nitrate or Nitrite increase and have been stable since then (Dec 07). I was able to transfer everything from the 130 to the 180 within two weeks with no ill effects.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1257599
To initially set up the tank, they used around 300 lbs of sand (215g tank) a copod culture and phytoplankton to add bacteria to the mix. Once the tank "cycled" (very short, but they had live rock already) they began adding fish and inverts. The first two or three pages give a good synopsis of the procedure.
The pods are only available in Lake Worth (Tanks A Lot) but the Company will sell direct.
When I set up our tank, I used live sand, half "live" rock and half "dead" and had barely any Ammonia, Nitrate or Nitrite increase and have been stable since then (Dec 07). I was able to transfer everything from the 130 to the 180 within two weeks with no ill effects.
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