cycling.

[rmdavis]

hello again all... just wanted to find out if I add ls then when I add the lr will the cycling kill off the bacteria and organisms in the ls?
in other words should I cure it before adding? or put it in uncured to help with the tank cycling?
thanks again
Robert

 

[oceanblue]

well, they could be killed off if the water is terrible. but seeding with additional bacteria should only help in instantly taking some bio load. I'd be worried about having a load there within a couple days so the bacteria doesn't die off due to lack of food. Just go steady/slow with it and it'll work out!

 

[rmdavis]

thanks OceanBlue... one more question would You recommend adding any kind of nutrients or food of somesort to supplement the food for the bacteria?