Cycling New Tank

[RICKY81]

Ok I am getting a better understanding now. My sand is from lfs (texas tropicals), the rocks were once in an established tank but were out of water for 2 weeks (my fault). Before I put the rocks in my tank I put them in a tub with a ph and ran that for a week with daily water changes. Then I put them in my tank. I do water changes on the tank every two days. I also put a small rock in the from an established tank ( i crushed it up and sprinkled it on my rocks) What are your opinions on all of this?

ok ok.... if i am understanding this correctly ur tank is fairly new and u are trying to cycle the whole nitrogen cycle, but what i don't understand is why you are doing water changes so early in the process... to my understanding, first throw in a shrimp or two like mentioned earlier, let it cycle, then after the shrimp decays, then ur ammonia should start spiking, and will eventually start your cycle, these could take anywhere from 4-6 weeks normally, but could take a little longer.....

i don't think u need to be doing any water changes at this time, it would be ok if ur tank was already established with fish and coral in it and u are adding Live Rock to the tank, then doing water changes would prevent and spike in ur water levels, but if there is absolutely nothing in it, just let it cycle, and make sure that u have a good filter and a protein skimmer to filter all that junk out.

if u need more information u can try to google Nitrogen Cycle for saltwater fish.