Cured vs Cycled

[mmkeeper]

What is the difference between cured and cycled?

 

[NC2WA]

This may help you:

http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/filterselection/a/aa111901_2.htm

However, since you did not specify what context you meant, I would consider "cycled" to mean all water parameters are within normal parameters (ie, ammonia-0, nitrites-0, and nitrates-under 50ppm (for a FO system)).

HTH,
Kirk

 

[mmkeeper]

If I read the link properly. If I have cured live rock I can add it to a cycled system without messing up the nitrogen cycle much?

 

[ronj]

correct!!... it shouldn't affect it too much...

 

[mmkeeper]

I guess it is if you trust that your LFS is selling fully cured LR

 

[NC2WA]

Smell it. If the LR smells like rotten eggs or sulfur, then it is NOT cured. However, if the LR smells like ocean water then it is cured.

 

[Reefergeorge]

I wouldn't add cured live rock from an lfs to your display. There will be some die off, and who knows how long they have really had it. It is pretty easy to cure it yourself, and after your done you can put it right in with no worry.

 

[DonW]

It depends on how much your adding. A chunk here and there isnt going to hurt anything as long as the tank is handling its current bioload.

Don

 

[burning2nd]

i would self cure it... or more like qt it for a while fist... so you can start to see some life on it.. see what your geting in to.

 

[Jnance]

i got some new rock recently, now i have two baby brittle stars!