How to Cycle a Saltwater Tank: Tips To Help You Succeed with Your New Aquarium

New tanks need time to build a stable biological foundation. Aquarists refer to the this maturation time as a “cycle.”

In an age of instant-gratification, some hobbyists become worried that the tank won't cycle or just become impatient and start adding animals too quickly. Take it from us and the thousands of people keeping aquariums before us, don’t be that guy. It will only lead to killing animals and getting frustrated.

Cycling a saltwater tank is not difficult. In this episode, we’ll share our best tips to help you succeed with your new aquarium.

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[indybop]

This was the best video I have seen about cycling a tank. For someone new in the hobby…it was very easy to follow. Having a hard time with the patience part but I now understand why.

[MadeInGreatBritain]

Great to see you stuck your dry rock together with the purple resin.
I too did this as I wasn’t sure if coralline algae would grow on the resin.
I thought it was a big mistake until
I saw this video.

[titus]

I used Fritz and cycled my tank in five days. It's a really good jump starter. I it used ammonia chloride to start the cycle. My tank is 3 months old and has two fish, CUC, and 5 corals and is thus far super healthy.

[william]

i'm starting my first saltwater tank. great info and just in time. THANKS!!!

[jr]

Love the graph. Super helpful (in my opinion) wish I seen one when I first started the hobby!

[tommyo]

I'm a novice and found this video VERY helpful. Thanks sooo much!

[michaeldavid]

Rock solid info. And your graphics are first rate! Thanks!

[thestylesworld]

Best tutorial to explain Aquarium cycle, thanks

[Reefloco]

Great video!! Helpful information for all and those who are starting the hobby as well!

[edwardcoviello]

Great informative advise on cycling a tank

[TheDancingwind]

Tip: You can start the cycling process before you have a tank (it's ordered - backlog 1-2 months :/ ).
Just buy the amount of dry rock you will need for your tank (+heater and power head) and start cycling it in water container (barrel/bucket/bin/tub - you will need water containers for RODI/saltwater mixing anyway)

[semerickson]

Informative video... thanks..

Please do a video about what to do once the tank is cycled
Thanks

[themillionmen]

You can work with fauna marin ocean. And can jump the cycling

[freemansaquatics]

Give it 10 to 30 more years id bet everything changes like it has in the past 30 ;) thank you for the video this will help alot of people CHEERS yall :)

[Stephanbitterwolf]

Love your videos and the time you put into making them great. What do you guys think about making a new intro song? Something sophisticated, upbeat, and quick?

[Threedog]

I'm about 2 and a half weeks into a fishless cycle. I have seen the nitrite spike and drop and the nitrate build. Seems stalled at nitrate building though. I add some ammonia here and there to keep the bacteria alive, but the nitrate just keeps piling on.

[gersonsalcedo]

Great video, do you keep the skimmer off during cycling? thanks for your advice!

[dakoata]

Would it be beneficial to have water flowing/moving at this time? (Not filtration). I have live rock and sand. I see some hitchhikers including a crab.

[alfantekiddcholoa.]

Can we use rocksalt to make a saltwater?

[tigheclark]

Would a clownfish be a good fish to produce the ammonia for the bacteria