Water changes during cycling?

[jrwoltman]

Okay, I am starting up again. I have a Biocube 29, with 40-60 lbs of live sand, 25+ lbs of dry MarcoRock, and probably 10-15 lbs of live rock that I will obtain to help seed the tank. During cycling, would you do any water changes? Looking for any and all points of view on the matter, hopefully with a rationale.

Thanks in advance,
Jim

 

[trackfast]

No water changes for me when I cycle. I leave as much ammonia in the tank as I can and let the nitrifying bacteria catch up.

 

[rako1]

No you will stall the cycle.

 

[jrwoltman]

trackfast and rako1,

That is what I thought, thank you for responding.

 

[Illinijoe]

with the live sand and rock you might not even have a spike. I waited 2 weeks before stocking but my ammonia barely went up. I added 3 fish and a shrimp within 2 weeks but did 20% water changes every week.

 

[RotterTubeReef]

Agreed

no water changes for me when i cycle. I leave as much ammonia in the tank as i can and let the nitrifying bacteria catch up.