Adding coral

[swoons]

so I just added a fish and some snails/hermits. I know coral don’t have a huge bio load, I’m wondering if I can add some frags in a few days or is it too soon?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

I have had not problem adding 2-3 fish and about 15 frags at one time. It depends on your bio filter and load.

 

[swoons]

I have had not problem adding 2-3 fish and about 15 frags at one time. It depends on your bio filter and load.

That's good to know thank you. It's a 40b with an aquaclear 50. Load right now is mostly clean up crew and 3 fish.

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

That's a smaller tank I would only add 2 fish and like 5 corals.

 

[swoons]

That's a smaller tank I would only add 2 fish and like 5 corals.

I added one fish, a few hermit and a few snail. So I should be good to add some frags in a few days thoughh?

 

[Shaddow_wolf169]

You can add frag anytime just not to the point of crashing alk.

 

[Ron Reefman]

And if this is a new tank, even though it's cycled, that does NOT mean it's mature or done with algae and bacteria blooms. Do you want to add $100 in coral only to have it get covered in algae in a the next algae bloom? Give it time. Rushing additions to a new aquarium is the single biggest reason new hobbists get frustrated and quit.

Nothing good happens quickly in a marine aquarium.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Good advice from @Ron Reefman.. If you really want coral just get a couple cheap $10 LPS starter frags for now to use as indicators, if you lose them because your tanks not ready or to a algae bloom it’s no big deal

 

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