converting fresh to salt water

[jun]

i am going to convert my freshwater back to saltwater.... may i know if the bacteria on my biohome/bio ring...sand bed....will the bacteria still be available when i transfer to saltwater...will the bacteria dies off away?

If the bacteria is still the same and maintain.... can i skip/shorten the cycling process then...

Kindly advise.

[chinmo]

i did the same.... just dump all my medias into marine setup... but i add bottled bacteria and wait 1 week... than i slowly add livestock

[jun]

gdgd...then no need to cycle so long liao rite...... btw.... i heard tat after cycling...is better to change huge amount of water...can i cycle with freshwater.....then when cycle complete....then add in saltwater?? coz i m mixing my own saltwater(salt+water) ....budget lei..... if i cycle wif saltwater....then after cycled....have to change saltwater again........

do u think can cycle wif fresh water first?

[KennethK]

fresh and marine diff bacteria type.

[chinmo]

gdgd...then no need to cycle so long liao rite...... btw.... i heard tat after cycling...is better to change huge amount of water...can i cycle with freshwater.....then when cycle complete....then add in saltwater?? coz i m mixing my own saltwater(salt+water) ....budget lei..... if i cycle wif saltwater....then after cycled....have to change saltwater again........

do u think can cycle wif fresh water first?

cannot cycle wif freshwater lar..... saltwater... plus bottle bacteria... run for at least 2weeks... me i run 1 week nia...

[reeftask]

fresh and marine diff bacteria type.

Kenneth is right. Your existing bac will die off if suddenly salinity shock

[angelfishlover]

Ya.Unless you want to add in one cup of salt per week.Like that very troublesome.Need to change water after cycle???I dun change i just dump in my damsel inside.

[Achilles Tang]

The bacteria species should be different for FW and SW. You have to recultivate again.

[tomowilson]

I doubt the bac will survive becos everytime we do a fw dip on LR, most living things will be sent to heaven and the bac also. That should also explain why the LR smell like !@#$% after a fw dip.

[chinmo]

I doubt the bac will survive becos everytime we do a fw dip on LR, most living things will be sent to heaven and the bac also. That should also explain why the LR smell like !@#$% after a fw dip.

why do FW dip on lr? it's making them DR

[tomowilson]

lolzz....to kill off some nasty habitants like mantis. Not dip all LR lah.

[chinmo]

lolzz....to kill off some nasty habitants like mantis. Not dip all LR lah.

do hyposalinty better imo