cycle without live rock?

[sunnymau]

should i cycle my tank with live rock or without live rock? the ammonia in the unmature will kill some of the things inside the live rock and cause it smelly right? then why should we cycle the tank with live rock and not putting the cure live rock in after the tank is mature?

[aStRoBo|]

wad's cycling without LR? i see ppl with no LR at all..only artificial..

[sunnymau]

so u mean not need to use LR lah. right?

will it affect the time for the tank to be mature?

[sunnymau]

may i also knoe what is this Warn: (0%)

mean?

[aStRoBo|]

so u mean not need to use LR lah. right?

will it affect the time for the tank to be mature?

i didnt said no need LR.. juz tat i see ppl tank in hong kong nv use LR, only after they added in fish, which means the water is cycled, and i dunnoe how.

[Terryz_]

If you add cured LR from LFS... There is going to be die-off in LR during the journey from the LFS to your house... And will have ammonia spike... So it is best to cycle with LR...

[sunnymau]

i c.. if it is smelly. just leave it at it is? may is knoe what is the thing Warn: (0%) below my name?

[Terryz_]

Read This Ya just leave it...

[sunnymau]

thx lots...

[arcanehacker]

Its better to have LRs for cycling coz you need some die-offs to start the ammonia spike and then nitrite spike.

I guess you can also do without. Maybe some dead prawn and really good active bacterial to start off the ammonia.

Then again, it means your system is solely dependant on your filtration (ie canister, etc). If it fails, you have no LR as a buffer or something..

[sunnymau]

thx for all the advised.. i know what to do aleady