Cycling with Pre-cured rock?

jds61403

Member
I am going to start cycling my 29g tank today and I just recieved 20-25 lbs. of live rock from SWF. My question is - does using this "pre-cured" live rock make the cycle longer? I am assuming that is sufficient to cycle the tank. Anyone have ideas on how long I should expect? (The rock seems like great quality, I would definitely recommend it).
Thanks for the help!
 

happyvac

Member
If anything it should shorten the cycle.
For the rock to cure I would expect anywhere from weeks to a couple of months. I'd say about 2-4 weeks.
 

jds61403

Member
Thanks! Will the rock have to be fully cured (maybe 2 months) before adding anything, or the tank just finished cycling (maybe 2 to 4 weeks)? Maybe I am misunderstanding. I guess I don't understand what fully cured is.
 
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