How quickly can I set up a cycled frag tank? (1 Viewer)

[rlpardue]

I'm closing on a house in a couple of weeks and want to set up a temporary frag/fish holding system while I plan and execute a new tank build in the new home. I have many delicate SPS and finicky fish


Is there anyone out there who's rapidly set up a holding system? The top priority is to keep the fish healthy, then the less-delicate corals. I may just liquidate the SPS and/or give them to a LFS for credit. I will definitely be having a major coral sale in the next two weeks.

The delicate fish I'd like to keep include a 3-year old mating pair of cleaner wrasses, a 4-year-old CBB, a mating pair of bluestripe pipefish, and some purple queen anthias. I could sell the rest of the fish. Would a CBB and the cleaner wrasses do well in a 60 gallon tank for 6-9 months?

 

[Clownfish Chris]

If you are using your live rock there shouldn't be much of a cycle at all. I would rinse it in clean salt water before putting it in the temp system.

 

[Reefahholic]

Depends on if you're throwing acros in there or softies. Either way...not long at all.