heat during cycle

[PermaNoob]

Should I be using my heaters during the initial cycling of my tank? Water is room temperature at 72F. I didn't bother with it when we did our nano, but now we're going to a system that has about 180g (tank, sump, fuge).

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

The tank will certainly cycle at 72, but I see no reason not to run the heaters. I'm a big fan of treating a cycling tank the same way you would a steady-state tank. It lets you get used to running your tank, and it lets the tank cycle with conditions as close as possible to your end-state.

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

set the heater in there. that way you can make sure everything works the way it should before putting anything in there

 

[PermaNoob]

Good points. Thanks. I'll drop 'em in.