How long is Cycle with LR and LS?

[Dricker18]

How long will my cycle period be with LR and LS?


I have 36 Gal Bow

15lbs of LR
20lbs of LS
19lbs of dry rock

current inhabitents
-2 sand sifting snails cant remember name
-3 striped snails that like to be on rocks and the glass
-1 small scarlet hermit

 

[Isaacs55]

How long will my cycle period be with LR and LS?


I have 36 Gal Bow

15lbs of LR
20lbs of LS
19lbs of dry rock

current inhabitents
-2 sand sifting snails cant remember name
-3 striped snails that like to be on rocks and the glass
-1 small scarlet hermit

Most likely the same...it's not much different from just using dry rock. The point is to add Amonia up to 2ppm so however long that takes to get Amonia up roughly gives you an estimate of how long it will take...Although Nitrite takes 2-3x longer to go up and back down to 0. Live rock will help though so don't think that it's not. Everything helps when it comes to cycling. When did you first start cycling?

 

[Dricker18]

When did you first start cycling?

I first started cycling my tank about 5 days ago, and added snails and a hermit last night.

Was thinking about adding a shrimp in about another week or so.

 

[GilliganReef]

Word of advice, taking this hobby slow will end in great results. Rushing only causes issues in the future.

 

[Fish Keeper82]

Every tank is different. All you can do is test your water and see where your levels are. But in a rough estimate I'd say about 3 to 4 weeks.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Don't waste your money on live sand. All you will do is pay double and get no benefit. The lR will save you about 2 weeks on the cycle if it's good lr.

 

[Green Chromis]

:fish1: When I set up my tanks using high quality live rock from Tampa Bay, and freshly collected sand from the reefs off the Florida Keys, I never had a cycle, or it was so fast or small I never noticed it. Never had any die off on the rock which was full of life. I did wait 6 months before adding fish though as the water was to cold to go diving to collect them. :fish1:

 

[Dkuhlmann]

:fish1: When I set up my tanks using high quality live rock from Tampa Bay, and freshly collected sand from the reefs off the Florida Keys, I never had a cycle, or it was so fast or small I never noticed it. Never had any die off on the rock which was full of life. I did wait 6 months before adding fish though as the water was to cold to go diving to collect them. :fish1:

Do you have a build thread on your collected tank?? I'd love to see pictures of it.

So how many of those nasty reef lions do you have Or do they mainly end up in your frying pan :bum: I know they would be in mine if I was in FL.