Nano Cycle Starter
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Bluemorningwind
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LR is LR because it holds the bacteria we desire to take care of nitrification (probably more than in any bottle). Providing the LR is viable, your system will soon reach a near perfect balance. No need to complicate things with products that promise to improve on nature.
The real trick is to reduce the ammonia spike. You can do this by not introducing too much rock at once and insuring that die off is minimum (buy from a good LFS and get it into your display ASAP)
I like to do partials after introducing the rock. A day or two after introducing LR, I do a 30% partial.
Plenty of methods will get you to the same point, in the long run.
I doubt bac in a bottle will affect this either way.
The real trick is to reduce the ammonia spike. You can do this by not introducing too much rock at once and insuring that die off is minimum (buy from a good LFS and get it into your display ASAP)
I like to do partials after introducing the rock. A day or two after introducing LR, I do a 30% partial.
Plenty of methods will get you to the same point, in the long run.
I doubt bac in a bottle will affect this either way.
chocolateblnt
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I don't recommend Cycle ... if you can do it naturally.
However Bio-Spira works really well! It doesn't eliminate the cycle it just covers you with enough beneficial bacteria so nothing is harmed. It is most often used when transferring livestock into a new tank and you can't/won't run 2 tanks at once.
If you are simply impatient you will have to become patient as it is the key to this hobby ... I agree with bluemorningwind on the technique of doing it naturally! I would find a fellow reefer with an established aquaria and ask for a cup of sand to seed your new substrate to speed up the process and introduce new bene-bacteria.
However Bio-Spira works really well! It doesn't eliminate the cycle it just covers you with enough beneficial bacteria so nothing is harmed. It is most often used when transferring livestock into a new tank and you can't/won't run 2 tanks at once.
If you are simply impatient you will have to become patient as it is the key to this hobby ... I agree with bluemorningwind on the technique of doing it naturally! I would find a fellow reefer with an established aquaria and ask for a cup of sand to seed your new substrate to speed up the process and introduce new bene-bacteria.
Biospira works great for fresh water because there's no such thing as live rock which is why you need bio wheels or some other sort of bio filtration. Then you need a source of ammonia to grow/sustain the bacteria. For salt, you just need the live rock - parts die off and start your cycle that way.
