Hi everyone! Exciting to be on this forum after seeing this from the 5 minutes series on YouTube.
I am moving house in 2 months time and was thinking of starting only then. However, I noticed the cycling period may take around 6 weeks before I can introduce fish/corals. I came from freshwater background and there is something which can help speed up cycling but seems like with live rocks, sands, corals and fishes, it’s better to play it safer for long term benefits.
Got me wondering if I should just start cycling my tank now and bring it over to the new place. I’m thinking of getting a 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft tank as a start. I can bring this over via my car by emptying most of the water later, but at least I would have provided the live rocks and sands some bacteria it requires.
How would you do it? I feel like I can do something during this time. I won’t be able to do up a sump though - ain’t got the right equipment and space for that until I move over.
Thank you!
I am moving house in 2 months time and was thinking of starting only then. However, I noticed the cycling period may take around 6 weeks before I can introduce fish/corals. I came from freshwater background and there is something which can help speed up cycling but seems like with live rocks, sands, corals and fishes, it’s better to play it safer for long term benefits.
Got me wondering if I should just start cycling my tank now and bring it over to the new place. I’m thinking of getting a 3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft tank as a start. I can bring this over via my car by emptying most of the water later, but at least I would have provided the live rocks and sands some bacteria it requires.
How would you do it? I feel like I can do something during this time. I won’t be able to do up a sump though - ain’t got the right equipment and space for that until I move over.
Thank you!