Moving my rock

[Gibsh]

Hi there, just a quick one. I have a new set up about 12 days up and running. I haven't seen any signs of the nitrogen cycle yet but wasn't expecting too this early. Anyway to the point, I wanted to know if moving a piece of my dead rock out of the tank would cause any unwanted effects? It was a bad choice and placement in the first place. What dya reckon folks?




It's the dead stag coral on the far right.

 

[nlgill13]

you can take rocks out of a tank at any point. The cycle will not be effected.

Have you started your tank with any live rock or live sand? Also have you been ghost feeding or add a frozen shrimp to the tank to start the cycle?

 

[crissie]

Go for it, dead rock wont make any difference. Even moving live rock doesn't unless you remove it completely.

 

[nicholasb]

If your live rock is very fresh then you will have no cycle and no ammonia or nitrate. If you are testing zero ammonia after 12 days, then your cycle is over. It can take any where from 0-30 days. Just check the nitrate, and if it is below 20ppm you can add fish slowly.
Removing a piece of rock will just give you less biological filtration.

 

[nicholasb]

I am asumming you have used live rock!!.

 

[Gibsh]

Thanks for the advice, it's gone at first light 2moro Yeh I used 'live' sand and a few kg of live rock, thought this would happen on it's own or is the general co census that I should be helping the ammonia levels along?

 

[julie180]

Help ammonia along. You need to provide a source to help the cycle.

 

[crissie]

Thanks for the advice, it's gone at first light 2moro Yeh I used 'live' sand and a few kg of live rock, thought this would happen on it's own or is the general co census that I should be helping the ammonia levels along?

I'd help it along. An inch of dead shrimp should get the cycle started nicely.

 

[Gibsh]

Okay will start adding some fish flakes if that's all good? Couple of times a day until I see a nitrites then stop or decrease gradually? Thanks for the tips regardless I'm 12 days in, prepared to wait but if this is works fine then I'm all in. My partner is going to think I've gone loopy feeding an empty tank!

 

[Gibsh]

After this mornings work thought is show an update!