Starting cycle prior to plumbing

PSU4ME · Jan 31, 2020

Hi,
I have a WB 6026 and I have all the things to get it up and running but I’m going a little slow. I’m thinking about getting water in the tank, mixed, rocks added as well as sand BUT I wouldn’t have the return or sump connected yet.
Am I ok to just heat it and circulate it inside the tank so it can start setting up while I get the other components set up?

I wouldn’t have carbon or a skimmer on it. No light either.
Thanks

PSU4ME · Jan 31, 2020

Only this far!

brandon429 · Jan 31, 2020

Yes it’ll work like that perfectly. rinse 100% of the sand with tap water before you begin so that it is cloudless. This is the reefing trick of the millennia

it could take hours to get it clean, which starts your tank flawlessly and allows continual access to position rocks without clouding there is no better way to start a crisp tank. Tap water has zero bad effect and all good effect on your sand since it allows total rinsing without running out, residual tap in the sand is harmlessly diluted upon refill and wouldn’t have an effect on cycle completion even if it wasn’t diluted.

a mid room tank like that you want laser clear crisp never cloudy it’ll wreck the view and put bad vibes in the room to have clouding allowed.

PSU4ME · Feb 1, 2020

Thanks. I’m using live sand so I’ll just be putting that right in, even better!
I’m flying to TX this week so don’t want to leave the wife to monitor it in full operation. I think I’d have a heart attack just wondering how it was working!

brandon429 · Feb 1, 2020

it's ideal to prevent these conditions

Ocean direct live sand from CaribSea

Has anyone used ocean direct sand and what are your thoughts? I used it in my nano and noticed that any sand movement clouds the area pretty quickly. Any fixes for this or is it just part of having this sand

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