jsr Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hello everyone. I have an Oceanic BC14 that I want to start up. I have some dry rock and sand in there now. I wanted to know how everyone suggest starting the tank. Should I just add some saltwater and wait out the cycle? How will the cycle start without live rock/sand? I have never started a tank from all dry rock/sand. I dont want to pull any sand or rock from my larger tank due to a hair algae problem I am fighting in there. So my question is should I go ahead and add the water, or wait to get some live rock/sand before I fill it up? Thanks, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 You can start a cycle by using a small piece of shrimp. I would definitely get some live rock though to seed it and give it a head start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsr Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks Gabriel. I was thinking of getting a small 5 pound rock as well. I wanted a rock with both good algae and a few hitch-hikers and so far I have not seen any at the local stores. I may resort to begging on the ARC boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4R00P3R Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 I have a small rock with some mushrooms that I keep in my sump with many pods you can borrow or buy. Or I have another one with mushrooms in my main tank that I could give to you, but it's very small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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