Hannahhhh Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I am starting a second, smaller tank (13 gallons). I am going to use live sand and add live rock from my established tank. I also plan on using about 10 gallons of water from my established tank (from a water change) with 3 gallons of newly mixed salt water. I also plan on dosing with Fluval Biological Enhancer and adding some bio balls from my established tank. I am wondering if it is possible to skip or at least minimize a cycle considering the steps I am taking. I will test the water to double check, but I’m curious if other people have managed to skip cycles. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: I am starting a second, smaller tank (13 gallons). I am going to use live sand and add live rock from my established tank. I also plan on using about 10 gallons of water from my established tank (from a water change) with 3 gallons of newly mixed salt water. I also plan on dosing with Fluval Biological Enhancer and adding some bio balls from my established tank. I am wondering if it is possible to skip or at least minimize a cycle considering the steps I am taking. I will test the water to double check, but I’m curious if other people have managed to skip cycles. Thanks! Yep. Just keep an eye on your numbers just in case. 😊 2 Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: I am starting a second, smaller tank (13 gallons). I am going to use live sand and add live rock from my established tank. I also plan on using about 10 gallons of water from my established tank (from a water change) with 3 gallons of newly mixed salt water. I also plan on dosing with Fluval Biological Enhancer and adding some bio balls from my established tank. I am wondering if it is possible to skip or at least minimize a cycle considering the steps I am taking. I will test the water to double check, but I’m curious if other people have managed to skip cycles. Thanks! Most likely will have no cycle. I've set up tanks with just established liverock and waterchange water- no cycle I've done tan transfers with no cycle. I just get a seachem ammonia badge for monitoring and makes things simple in the event I need to use Prime because Prime doesn't effect the Ammonia badge results but does with liquid regent tests 4 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 You can change water back and forth for a few weeks as well from the established tank. When I set up a new tank, that's what I do. 1 Quote Link to comment
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