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BigBadBonham · May 22, 2018

Floyd R Turbo said:
Welcome to R2R!

If you're new to SW, I would suggest reading #15 in this article first: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/

So I have read this article 3 times over and I just wanted to be clear on something. Having corals in the tank in the early stages of cycling can actually be beneficial to the system?

MaddyP · May 22, 2018

Welcome to the R2R family!!

Turbo's Aquatics · May 23, 2018

BigBadBonham said:
So I have read this article 3 times over and I just wanted to be clear on something. Having corals in the tank in the early stages of cycling can actually be beneficial to the system?

No I don't think that's what it says, I focus on the chalkboard pic that is about 1/2 way down that page, it says add rock, wait 3 months, let algae bloom. Then add herbivores, wait a few months. Then add corals. So you're really 4-5 months in before adding corals. The text might say something slightly different, I need to read through it again, but kinda busy atm....

BigBadBonham · May 23, 2018

Floyd R Turbo said:
No I don't think that's what it says, I focus on the chalkboard pic that is about 1/2 way down that page, it says add rock, wait 3 months, let algae bloom. Then add herbivores, wait a few months. Then add corals. So you're really 4-5 months in before adding corals. The text might say something slightly different, I need to read through it again, but kinda busy atm....

"Also, there are probably two further scenarios; aquarists that are scared to add corals in their "new tank of death" that would actually help with the photosynthesis and nutrient uptake"

quoted from the article. the timeframe may be a little off but from the reads of it, it seems that he is saying that adding coral can be good for the system depending on the timeline.