SW microbes live in lower level salinity?

Reefing Madness

Umm, well. Typical cycle time without using Fully Cured Live Rock is..........4-6 weeks. You won't be adding anything to the tank until the Trates come under 40.

GwenInNM

Check this out!! I don't know if you can see it in the picture. I see tiny, tiny corals poking out from a tube like thing. They are on the piece of live rock I got. Will cycling kill them? Is it true I'll have to start seeing nitrites before the tank will actually cycle? I have both ammonia and nitrates, but no nitrites. I guess the sad thing is the GSP may eat them when he gets in the tank

Gwen

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GwenInNM

This pic is a bit better :)

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Reefing Madness

You will see all kinds of life forms growing on Live Rock. The lil critters like that normally survive the cyclying process. And I have no idea if your GSP will eat them or not.