dry sand/dry rock cycle?

[Dustinba]

So i just want to make sure im not messing anything up as it just came to mind. I am cycling by biocube 32 with 20lbs of dry aragonite and 40lbs of rock. The rock ws live, but i bleach/vinegar cured it as it came out of someone elses tank. I am on day 3 of my cycle using the frozen shrimp and have an ammonia reading of 4.0ppm. Should i add anything else to help seed the sand? Or will it just do it over time since it was dry?

 

[Flippers4pups]

So i just want to make sure im not messing anything up as it just came to mind. I am cycling by biocube 32 with 20lbs of dry aragonite and 40lbs of rock. The rock ws live, but i bleach/vinegar cured it as it came out of someone elses tank. I am on day 3 of my cycle using the frozen shrimp and have an ammonia reading of 4.0ppm. Should i add anything else to help seed the sand? Or will it just do it over time since it was dry?

The sand will cycle at the same rate as the rock and tank. Bacteria will populate every surface.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The bacteria will naturally form , or you can add bottled bacteria.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

So i just want to make sure im not messing anything up as it just came to mind. I am cycling by biocube 32 with 20lbs of dry aragonite and 40lbs of rock. The rock ws live, but i bleach/vinegar cured it as it came out of someone elses tank. I am on day 3 of my cycle using the frozen shrimp and have an ammonia reading of 4.0ppm. Should i add anything else to help seed the sand? Or will it just do it over time since it was dry?

To late now, but real ocean water helpful, most major public aquariums use it. Some LRS carry. For future. I just found out recently. Bummer

 

[michael giordano]

Keep lights off and bacteria, also I trick I learned that works well. If you have a buddy get some of his water and do a water change with his tank water. The bacteria you will get is better than anything in a bottle.

 

[Dustinba]

Thank you! like i said it just came to mind. Maybe ill pick up some bio-spira since it is still early in the cycle

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

To late now, but real ocean water helpful, most major public aquariums use it. Some LRS carry. For future. I just found out recently. Bummer

A fwiw , he stuff we here in Ca and folks get in the box is run though UV etc. so dead.
the stuff from the spigot at Scripps however is pretty live.