starting off with cured rock

[jjthom2]

I will be starting off my new 10gal with cured live rock, live sand and plan to seed the substrate with sand from an existing system. I also intend to add a few gallons of water from an existing system. How long should it take to cycle?

 

[reing7299]

from what i know there is really no set cycling time. it just depends on the tank. it'll prolly go faster with the sand from the other system. you'll just have to check your paramiters (sp?) offen.

 

[TimSchmidt]

With a similar setup I had a cycle complete in a matter of days (about 4) but I still let it be for a week after that. You just need the bacteria count to even out for your tank and bio load.