new tank cycle question

[psychadelicdrea]

Im getting a tank its like 30 gallon somthing im not really sure. i'm going to have a emp 400 for it and already have a skimmer it's a coralife super skimmer rated up to like 60 gallons....what im wondering is can i feed it bacteria from a established freshwater tank to help get the cycle going...becuse i have a 125 tank with 2 emp 400's on it and a 20 gallon with a emp 280 on it...figure i could steal the filter pad out of it so im not waiting years to get this thing cycled

I was going to go with a larger setup but im getting a good deal on this tank so i thought id start small and learn being this is the first sw tank for me

[Kabong]

Nope freshwater bacteria will die in saltwater.

[psychadelicdrea]

Ahh' well looks like im just gonna have to cram some live rock in their ..maybe some live sand to kick that up that cycle

[psychadelicdrea]

anyone else wanna throw in some bits of wisdom?

[Lorna]

Don't try to rush the cycle. Let it happen. Add live rock and live sand and it should cycle on it's own.

[kmgriff72]

Nothing good in SW happens fast only bad things happen fast and crash your tank. First lesson in SW, take everything slow and don't try to hurry the process.

[dln78]

Just be patient, wait atleast a month.