Hello! I am new to this and just ordered my first tank setup. IM 14 Peninsula. I will be using live rock and live sand, and then adding Brightwell Aquatics MicroBacter7 during set up. My question is, how fast can I put a clown in after adding it? I don’t want the fish to die or take gambles, so I can be patient. I just couldn’t find an exact timeframe online for this tank size. Thanks!
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Hi And welcome. I am also still pretty new to r2r but have found many knowledgeable and helpful people here.
i recently setup similar situation in a 29 gallon with 10 gallon sump In my home office. I used a 20 lb bag of live sand and 20 lbs of dry rock. I used both MB7 and Seachem Stability to go with the live sand in hoping to prime the bacterial community in my system. I added a pair of small clowns after a week of daily dosing and kept testing for cycle with no real noticeable spike in ammonia or nitrite. 2months in and I see 0.25 nitrates. Clowns had some signs of parasites (stringy white poo) but also could have been from stress? Both however are doing well now.
so I am not sure what rock you have for bacterial to colonize and how fast just MB7 could grow to support not over stressing you clown(s) but above has been my experience.
i recently setup similar situation in a 29 gallon with 10 gallon sump In my home office. I used a 20 lb bag of live sand and 20 lbs of dry rock. I used both MB7 and Seachem Stability to go with the live sand in hoping to prime the bacterial community in my system. I added a pair of small clowns after a week of daily dosing and kept testing for cycle with no real noticeable spike in ammonia or nitrite. 2months in and I see 0.25 nitrates. Clowns had some signs of parasites (stringy white poo) but also could have been from stress? Both however are doing well now.
so I am not sure what rock you have for bacterial to colonize and how fast just MB7 could grow to support not over stressing you clown(s) but above has been my experience.
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bacter 7 is very good stuff !! Shake it WELL and refridgerate after use (to preserve the cultures)
