How long for live rock to seed dry

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Originally Posted by Myka

For what purpose? To seed aerobic bacteria to convert ammonia to nitrate? To seed anaerobic bacteria to convert nitrate to nitrogen gas (completing the cycle)? To seed the dry rock with pods and other critters? For aerobic bacteria, a few weeks is enough, and you'll get plenty of pods and critters in that time too. For anaerobic bacteria you're looking at months.

I am looking for the amount of time these pieces of LR need to be in the tank in order for the aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to be present in the water and rock. I plan to leave the tank without fish corals etc while the rock matures thinking a few months. I plan to either ghost feed or add another ammonia source during this time to foster the bacterial population. Any thoughts on my plan are welcomed
Cheers
VR