Cycling dry rock question...?

[sde1500]

You said you had no heater and wanted to know if seedling heat mats or a heat lamp worked to heat up aquarium water. No one heats up aquarium water with this method. Ever. In the over 25 years I've had aquariums I've never seen this method used. Ever. From anyone. With EXACTLY what you said one would deduce that you don't have the money or time to buy a heater and why one would conclude you are winging it.

I'll be sure to steer wayyyyy clear of any of your threads from now on since you say one thing and mean the complete opposite. Good day sir!

Crawl out of his butt dude. He’s asking about pre-cycling some rock not setting up a whole tank like that. Seriously calm down

 

[SMSREEF]

You said you had no heater and wanted to know if seedling heat mats or a heat lamp worked to heat up aquarium water. No one heats up aquarium water with this method. Ever. In the over 25 years I've had aquariums I've never seen this method used. Ever. From anyone. With EXACTLY what you said one would deduce that you don't have the money or time to buy a heater and why one would conclude you are winging it.

I'll be sure to steer wayyyyy clear of any of your threads from now on since you say one thing and mean the complete opposite. Good day sir!

Is this really necessary?

 

[AndCoy]

I’m still New to all this, and honestly don’t know much about cycling rock. However I bought my tank used, and got the fish and everything that came with it. I kept as much of the water as I could. It was a pretty long ride back home, and when I got home, the temp of the water was down to like 60 or so. Only had two heaters and three buckets of water I needed to heat back up as quick as possible to get the fish back into the system. I used a heat lamp and a power head to heat up one of the brutes with water in it. I’m sure it’s not optimal, but a heat lamp will work.

 

[Malifry97]

I’m still New to all this, and honestly don’t know much about cycling rock. However I bought my tank used, and got the fish and everything that came with it. I kept as much of the water as I could. It was a pretty long ride back home, and when I got home, the temp of the water was down to like 60 or so. Only had two heaters and three buckets of water I needed to heat back up as quick as possible to get the fish back into the system. I used a heat lamp and a power head to heat up one of the brutes with water in it. I’m sure it’s not optimal, but a heat lamp will work.

Cool thanks

 

[Malifry97]

Is this really necessary?

Thanks I felt the same way

 

[Malifry97]

Crawl out of his butt dude. He’s asking about pre-cycling some rock not setting up a whole tank like that. Seriously calm down

Thanks I feel the same way

 

[SMSREEF]

Thanks I felt the same way

I think yours is a great question... not from a being cheap or cut corners point of view, but does the bacteria we want in our tank really need heat to grow? If we can set in garage without heat (saving energy) and it cycles similar but takes longer, it makes sense. If it grows bacteria that won’t make it at 78 degrees, it makes absolutely no sense.
I don’t have the answer, but really interested in finding out.

 

[Malifry97]

I think yours is a great question... not from a being cheap or cut corners point of view, but does the bacteria we want in our tank really need heat to grow? If we can set in garage without heat (saving energy) and it cycles similar but takes longer, it makes sense. If it grows bacteria that won’t make it at 78 degrees, it makes absolutely no sense.
I don’t have the answer, but really interested in finding out.

Yeah thanks! I hope to get a definitive answer as well

 

[Dragonreef202]

just buy a heater, I had cycled dry rock before without a heater and it just took longer to cycle.

 

[Malifry97]

just buy a heater, I had cycled dry rock before without a heater and it just took longer to cycle.

Ok thanks

 

[Idoc]

Thanks! I probably will, was just exploring other options. Thanks for not assuming I wasn't willing to buy one and criticize me as @Scorpius did

No problem... maybe he was just having a bad day at work, lol. I have several of those cheap heaters now to throw into quarantine tanks, heat new saltwater, etc... I keep the good ones for my DT.

 

[Malifry97]

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No problem... maybe he was just having a bad day at work, lol. I have several of those cheap heaters now to throw into quarantine tanks, heat new saltwater, etc... I keep the good ones for my DT.

Thanks for the tips and yeah, maybe it was just a bad day

 

[Daniel76]

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