55 gal cracked and leaked out 90% will I haave to re-cycle the tank?

bluegrass glass

bluegrass glass

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I'm new to the forum. Thanks for having me.
A couple of nights a go my tank cracked due to the heater touching the glass(the best that I can figure what happened). Anyway, I've fostered my Morey's until everything is stable. My questions is this: If I used the same filter, gravel, and aprox 10% of the water, will I need to "cycle" the tank again?
Thanks
 
sweatervest13

sweatervest13

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Do/did you have Live Rock in the tank??
The sand, and filter material would contain some beneficial bacteria for you bio-filtration. The old tank water holds very little beneficial bacteria. Your biggest Bio filter would be your live rock.
In theory, if you flipped a tank and used all the same live rock you would not see much of a cycle.
 
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saxman

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Not enuff to make a difference...in this case, your biofiltration is coming from whatever media is in your filter. If you use the same biomedia, you might "short cycle" if the bacteria haven't died off. Additionally, I wouldn't reuse the CC at all (traps too much crud for my liking), but if you like CC, you'll want to give it a good cleaning before reusing it.
 
bluegrass glass

bluegrass glass

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Quote:
Originally Posted by saxman http:///t/396081/55-gal-cracked-and-leaked-out-90-will-i-haave-to-re-cycle-the-tank#post_3528285
Not enuff to make a difference...in this case, your biofiltration is coming from whatever media is in your filter. If you use the same biomedia, you might "short cycle" if the bacteria haven't died off. Additionally, I wouldn't reuse the CC at all (traps too much crud for my liking), but if you like CC, you'll want to give it a good cleaning before reusing it.
OK thanks
 
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