Can I use media from freshwater tank to cycle saltwater QT?

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If i remember correctly SW bacteria and FW bacteria are different so FW seeded media will pretty much be useless in SW

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All you need to do is get live rock and it will seed your tank. It's not as hard as people say it is to keep SW just takes time.
 

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No, the SW will kill the FW bacteria
 
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