Guidance with 500g startup

[Recklessryan904]

Hello everyone !

I am in the process of starting up my new 500g sps reef . Every Aquaforest tank I’ve seen I have fallen in love with ! With this tank I will be using AF balling method . I am not using the probiotic method but was wondering if I can still start up the tank with probiotic salt and bio s then switch to reef salt once the tank is cycled ??

 

[Perry]

Hello,
I think it will be in your best interest to do the opposite. Setup tank with Reef Salt, then switch to Probiotic Reef Salt later, when you intend on adding animals to the tank. You will simply be wasting money, the skimmer will pull out all that makes the Probiotic Reef Salt it, and thus rendering it to Reef Salt, by the time the tank is stocked. The aminos and vitamins in the salt will not be consumed, as there is nothing to consume it, therefore, it will not be of any use, and could lead to an algae or cyano outbreak. I would cycle using recommended 14 day AF cycle with Bio S, then switch to Pro Bio S and NP Pro to maintain lowered nutrients, which is core products to the Probiotic Method.