Cycling Question

I have some rock that I cycled for a month because I was planning on setting up my 52 gallon. Well that didn't work out so the rock has been dry for about a month. How long do you think it will take to re cycle the rock?

 

I would guess as long as a new cycle takes.

 

Can't really put a time on it, when its done its done. At least a month or do if I had yo guess.

 

Okay. Thanks for the answers.

 

Personally, I prefer to cycle everything together. Your bio-filter is more robust and stable that way. The only reason I would bother curing rock outside the system for which it's intended is if it was uncured LR or otherwise questionable and the tank was already established.

JM2C

 

I agree. I was originally going to cycle the uncured rock for my established 29 gallon, but everything died when my urchin died and caused a giant param spike while I was on vacation before I could add the rock. I'm now going to use it for a cube tank

 

Along this same note. Can you have too much liverock in a system. Right now I have about 100# of total live rock between my fuge and DT for a 60 gal cube and about a 15 gal fuge.

 

I don't think there really is a limit in terms of live rock. It's more about aesthetics in terms of scaping and having room for fish to swim that would limit it. Just my .02.

 

The only reason there is too much is if there is no swimming room in the tank Otherwise, the more you have with a scape that works, the better. General rule of thumb is between 1.5-2 lbs per gallon.