During cycle ...media tray, fuge, lights?

Elo500 · Apr 30, 2015

Planning setup for my nano cube 24. Do I setup the media tray during cycle or After?

I was going to put macro algae in center compartment with utility light. Do I start during cycle or after?

Normal light cycle during cycle?

Thanks

BeanMachine · Apr 30, 2015

Personally, I would say yes to the macro as I'm a believer in algaes out competing one another. No on the lights, no on the media... after.

ndrwater · Apr 30, 2015

Elo500 said:

Media tray now, macro later, lights regular schedule.

Or what Bean said....

BeanMachine · Apr 30, 2015

ndrwater said:

hahahahaha so funny Ben opposites attract... lets have a beer.

ndrwater · Apr 30, 2015

BeanMachine said:

Deal!!!!

lowbudget · Apr 30, 2015

normal lighting non the rest. let the tank simmer with the awesome green hair algae and diatom and about 90 days later then start adding stuff to it

while you are waiting read and research more

Elo500 · Apr 30, 2015

Lol should I add the water after the cycle as well ?

BeanMachine · Apr 30, 2015

Why do you guys recommend running the light? The bacteria doesn't need light to populate... i feel like let the bacteria colonize, let your tank stabalize, then run your lights. With no corals I don't see the point?

BeanMachine · Apr 30, 2015

Elo500 said:

Yeah cycle it first with no water, you can always add it later.

Elo500 · Apr 30, 2015

So no light even if I use live rock? Wont everything die on the rock?

ndrwater · Apr 30, 2015

BeanMachine said:

I just hate looking at a dark tank....

Especially I'f there isn't any water in it.......

BeanMachine · Apr 30, 2015

Elo500 said:

No... reason to not light the rock is to prevent nuissance algae from growing prematurely before you biological filter is established. Why rush a bad thing... the algae will come eventually. What makes your rock "live" are the bacteria that inhabit it. Well and the critters that come on it from the ocean.

ndrwater said:

LOL good point.

ndrwater · Apr 30, 2015

Elo500 said:

Depends on what is on the rock. Bearing in mind that this is a new tank, you may wanna have the lights on to see what's going on.

The real reason for live rock, and why it's called live in the first place, is the Nitrifying bacteria in/on the rock. Anything beyond that is a bonus...usually.... (Google gorilla crab or Eunicid worm)
Anything other on the rock runs the chance of a die off during the cycle.. Just a heads up

ndrwater · Apr 30, 2015

BeanMachine said:

No... reason to not light the rock is to prevent nuissance algae from growing prematurely before you biological filter is established. Why rush a bad thing... the algae will come eventually. What makes your rock "live" are the bacteria that inhabit it. Well and the critters that come on it from the ocean.

LOL good point.

Great minds do apparently think alike...

Elo500 · Apr 30, 2015

Ok so no light. Fuge maybe. And no media. Thanks.

lowbudget · Apr 30, 2015

BeanMachine said:

i like to let the algae cycle start early so you get to see the cool gha move around its awesome.

Elo500 · Apr 30, 2015

What about temp? In FW we use higher heat to speed up cycling process.

JOSE CASAS · Apr 30, 2015

lowbudget said:

and dont listen to sangh-each

Scout · Apr 30, 2015

Elo500 said:

No light. Feed a raw shrimp. Or cube of mysis. Turn heat to around 79-80. Run Chaeto. Wait on media until your ready for fish and corals.

Greaser9999 · Apr 30, 2015

lowbudget said:

Wait 90 days? :rofl: yea good one!!

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