refugium cycle

[jollopee]

Im makeing a fuge and wanted to know if I need to cycle it the same as I would the display tank,before I connect the 2 together. I bought some sand for the substrate and I am going to put a few pieces of very small live rock debris that I have in my main tank and some chaetomorpha and gracilaria that I will be adding to it as well. Any suggestions?? The sand I got is not live sand if this helps any, I will be adding about a cupful of the sand out of my main tank to seed it.

Todd

[Reefland]

Nope, just hook it up and start it up. The only reason it would need to "cycle" is if you were adding uncured liverock to it.

[jollopee]

Thank you

Todd

[Reefland]

Your welcome.