cycling complete, what do i get first?

[mdsnlwlsn]

I've been cycling for about a week now, just tested amonia, nitrate, nitrite, ph and everything looked good. I want to run down to aqua sd before it closes and get some life in there, what do i do first? corals or snails and shrimp?

 

[Steven R]

I would let the tank run for about another 3 weeks before putting anything important in it. as for corals i would let the system run for about two months before attempting to add corals and shrimp for the reason that you are still going to have chemical swings and the smallest swing can have drastic affect on corals and shrimp. as for snails go ahead but research first before buying them for the reason that if you overstock on snails you will loose some of them because they will eat all the food supply in a hurry. good luck and research all possible buys so you can meet the needs of the animal.

 

[btkrausen]

If you have live rock in the tank and the cycle has truly completed then you should be safe to add fish/inverts. I'd stay away from corals for a bit to make sure things are completely stable and give them a better chance in a more mature tank.

 

[bct15]

Most systems do not cycle in a week, you might want to wait a little longer...maybe about four weeks before adding anything.

 

[JOSE CASAS]

Nothing put a clean up crew and wait another 2 weeks.