Live rock to cycle?

Notsolostfish · Aug 19, 2022

If i get a live rock from my LFS established tank. And a bottle of ammonia. Is that a good way to cycle my tank?

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Aug 19, 2022

Just the rock. U won't need the ammonia.
D

Notsolostfish · Aug 19, 2022

monkeyCmonkeyDo said:
Just the rock. U won't need the ammonia.
D

Bacteria dont need source of ammonia to feed it?

livinlifeinBKK · Aug 19, 2022

charbel101 said:
Bacteria dont need source of ammonia to feed it?

The bacteria has already colonized the rock...the reason you cycle dry rock is to build a population of bacteria...the bacteria on the live rock will have food when you add fish

Notsolostfish · Aug 19, 2022

livinlifeinBKK said:
The bacteria has already colonized the rock...the reason you cycle dry rock is to build a population of bacteria...the bacteria on the live rock will have food when you add fish

Yes but what if i dont want fish right away and i want to finish cycling the tank fully with the live rock?. How do i feed the bacteria.

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Aug 19, 2022

By adding ammonia u would kill off bacteria. Basically forcing a cycle. The rock is already cycled. Thus why they call it live.
D

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Aug 19, 2022

With the sterile fresh saltwater. U will have some die off and what we call a mini cycle or a 24hr over night cycle.
With live rock you don't need to cycle.
D

Notsolostfish · Aug 19, 2022

monkeyCmonkeyDo said:
With the sterile fresh saltwater. U will have some die off and what we call a mini cycle or a 24hr over night cycle.
With live rock you don't need to cycle.
D

So you are telling me if i get an established rock from my lfs. And i put it in my dump. 24 hours and my tank is cycled and i can add fish?