Rob and Mark, what I find interesting is that there is some published data, both scientific and hobbyist, (I'll find the links later) about fishless cycling, but people on RC don't seem to reference it at all. It appears to me that this entire hobby is based upon starting with good cycled live rock, which is fine now (and has been my MO in the past).
However, with the Tonga rock ban going into effect in a few days, and previously the Hawaii and Florida bans on rock collecting, we are loosing our sources of liverock. I personally think that we need to mariculture rock anyway, but it will become a much more real issue in the next 5 years if I had to take a guess.
So, I'd like to see more data on the best way to populate a fresh tank with beneficial bacteria. So, I'm playing with this in my tank.
I bought some BIO-Spira yesterday and added it. Will post back details as the tank progresses.
BTW, my response to you, Rob, was a bit snarky. My apologies on the reread. I wasn't suggesting that you were taking bad approach, or even what it was, but just that I didn't want to cycle with a fish or someone else's liverock. I have plenty of my own that will get added once the tank is a little more stable, as most of it is heavily encrusted with coral.
July 27, 2008 - Making PVC fittings, yeah
I didn't like the PVC male to female adpater that came with my skimmer to adapt from 25mm to 1inch, so I made my own.
I'm going to be placing an order for some plumbing parts here in the next day or so, so hopefully, I'll be able to get the sump running next weekend?
