Cycling my new tank
- Thread starter Derpeder
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You may not even need to cycle. The point of cycling a la freshwater is to generate cultures of bacteria in your filter media. Well , your filter media is live rock, and it comes with all the bacteria already. As long as the rock is 'cured', meaning what's going to die has largely died, and the bacteria in situ are managing to keep up with any ammonia production, you are effectively cycled.
As TheFool says, you really might not experience any "cycle"; what you do need to do is keep an eye on your Ammonia and Nitrite levels for a few days to make sure. I am not saying you should run out and buy a fish right away, as letting a tank sit for a couple months is generally the best plan, but you might not see massive die off.