i have

[dustin_P74]

a cycling tank that has some curing rock in it. would it be ok to add some snails or something to it to get the cycle done with even faster and to keep control over the algae or should i stay away from animals while their is curing rock in the tank

 

[Altohombre]

no the snails may die. Don't add a thing till your cycle is over. Also stop making new threads. Just post this in your thread where everyone is discussing your cycle.

 

[Bifferwine]

Adding animals will not make the cycle go faster. Adding inverts such as snails during the cycle will kill them. Inverts are extremely sensitive to ammonia and nitrites and will not tolerate even low levels of these toxins.

 

[cthegame]

no the snails may die. Don't add a thing till your cycle is over. Also stop making new threads. Just post this in your thread where everyone is discussing your cycle.

Agreed. Its gets really confusing figuring out who is who and what's what when every little question is on a new thread...

 

[yote]

Dont add anything except rock and top-off untill ammonia and nitrites fall back to zero.

 

[dustin_P74]

is it weird that today i tested it and the nitrites and they were at zero and the ammonia was sky high

 

[yote]

You got un-cured rock.So you want have to do anything else except keep the tank topped off.
Congratulations,you've started your cycle.

 

[RAYRAY]

the best advice for now is to forget you even have a tank set up for about 3-6 weeks !!!!!! good luck!!!

 

[RyanG]

Sky high ammonia is the first step Fishfan next comes nitrites(NO2) then the Nitrates(NO3)

 

[fatman]

Does your live rock contain anything live obviously growing on it besides coraline algae? If not just keep water topped off with quality dechlorinated water, preferably RO water Or even better RODI water. If the rock came with other life forms you need to decide if those other life forms are worth partial water changes and a longer cycle or if your willing to sacrifice those life forms for a quicker harder cycle without doing partial water changes. Really good live rock comes with polyps, little corals, anemones, macro algae, sponges, pods, plankton and hitchhikers such as; bristle worms, snails, crabs, hermit crabs, starfish and even an occasional blenny or other fish. Typical live rock comes with varying amounts of coraline algae, bacteria and littles else.