Adam Baggett
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Agreed
Cycling
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ManOfSalt
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however, given that the substrate and rock are established and do contain benefical bacteria, i would make sure the new tank is generating ammonia through the wait so you don't have a massive die off and end up at square 1. Maybe feed it what you would feed it if it was full might help. If it handles that well and doesn't spike or anything, maybe just add little by little. Like a couple fish a week. Slowly adding the fish will give the tank time to re-adjust. I reckon coral all at once will do fine if the levels stay solid.
Bradsreeeftank
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Ok so i started on sunday, so i should add my fish on next sunday?
Adam Baggett
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Test your water quality. Then I would not add them all at the same time. Allow the bio load and the tank to adjust. If you have quite a few fish I would do this over a few weeks. You should need do anything quickly in this hobby.
ManOfSalt
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it's really hard to give you a straight answer on this. So ya the waiting is really important, but it's why you're waiting that's actually the important thing. You're waiting because the environment needs to adjust to a new bio load. That all depends on your environment as to how long that will take. See what your water does from sunday to sunday. was there any ammonia? were there any nitrites? If so did they go away? If not has the food even rotted yet?
What do you plan on putting in there? To be honest if it's like one fish... cured live rock, live sand, NSW - if that water is 0,0,low, after a bit of acclimation I think that fish would be fine to go in that water today. If it's more then ya, a little at a time is the safest route.
What do you plan on putting in there? To be honest if it's like one fish... cured live rock, live sand, NSW - if that water is 0,0,low, after a bit of acclimation I think that fish would be fine to go in that water today. If it's more then ya, a little at a time is the safest route.
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Bradsreeeftank
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Its one fish only lol a tomatoe clown which has been through alot he is very very hardy! Check out what i just posted about my paremteres :cry:
ManOfSalt
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So i decided to test my 10 gallon i just started on sunday am results were this: Magver 1600
Alk: over 14 dkh
calc: 490
This has to be impossible, i used exact amount of instant ocean salt as it said! I used red sea test kit, to test this. Which im not a fan of at all btw.
.....so...you aren't using ocean water....
Bradsreeeftank
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sorry i wordered that wrong i meant if i bought ocean water does it still need to cycle?
