I have never used it but you could give it a shot. If you start with a really low SG and then slowly up it you probably would do okay. It's just quick salinity changes that kill the bacteria.
wats the difference between live sand and coral sand?
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Goanna;2642667; said:
if i put the water into the tan with sg of 1.005 as the first water the sand is in will it work
If it's marketed as a FW substrate I would start it of without salt and then slowly add it a little at a time over the course of a week or so. You can do your cycle at this same time, especially if you want to use seeded filter media or substrate from a FW tank to get things going.
i got the tank i got some aragonite reef sand with no live bacteiria since i will have live mangroves in the water i see no purpose in starveing the biological bacteiria since mangroves eat everything bad
cudamaster13;2642315; said:
in my opinion there is no need for cycling a tank with livestock anymore. it just causes stress to fish, that if survive the initial cycle, will more than likely not survive much longer. this is especially true with brackish species (in my area anyway), as they are really hard to come by. if i buy a fish, i wanna keep it. especially if it took me a few months to find (like my archers).
just do a fishless cycle its a whole lot easier, and cheaper.... it can be as simple as throwing in a couple of prawns and waiting 10 days.
then add stock slowly over the next few months, to give the BB a chance to catch up.
id wait for your aquarium to establish itself properly before you add any inverts, theyre really sensitive when it comes to water quality... and a new aquarium doesnt exactly have the perfect water stamp of approval.
do a google on fishless cycling. there is loads of info on it. spend the money you would save on buying fish, on some more sand. you'll need it
