New tank, Day 5

[lickyricky]

First things first...I know everyone on here LOVES pictures, and I will update this thread when I get home with some :bigsmile: So far in my Biocube 29 I have; 21 pounds of live rock, 40 pounds live sand, ~25 gallons pre mixed salt water, biocube pump, 200 watt heater, aerator, bioballs, sponge filter, biocube filter, and that's about it. My latest test results were; Ammonia - 0.25 ppm, pH - 7.8, Nitrites - 0.25 ppm, Nitrates - 10 ppm, Temp - 80F. Today is day 5 and I simply cannot wait to add some livestock to the tank. I have a few questions that are still a little foggy or unanswered from previous threads. #1 - Looking to add about 9 more pounds of live rock. Is this necessary? Can I add additional rock without messing with my cycle?. #2 - I have been adding 5 milliliters of BioMacter once per day. Would you recommend using this? Will it really speed up my cycle? Should I add more?. #3 - Do I need the aerator in the biocube? Just wondering since it was "plug and play" and it did not include one, what would you guys suggest? Second part of that questions is, where is the best place to put it? I currently have it in chamber 1 with the heater but feel like some of the bubbles just come right out of the grate and into the tank which I guess is no big deal.... #4 - does anyone have exp with a 6 line wrass? would they be good for a mainly coral/invert tank? I am only thinking of having 3-4 fish total.

I think that is it...THANKS EVERYONE! you guys have been so helpful with everything I post. Dont know what I would have done if I had not found this site, guess the old fashion way of going to the library and looking in tons of books :nerd:
p.s. you can follow my entire build here

 

[wysiwyg]

well glad you found our little slice of heavan here

 

[Steelerfan747]

Sounds like you're off to a good start so Yes, please post some pickyicky's, lickyricky lol

 

[revsgirl]

Congrats on making it to day 5!! Lookin' forward to those pics!!

 

[Cooper32803]

I can answer question one (I think).. 9 more pounds of live Rick would be good as your live rock is a source of biological filtration... It is probably best to do this now as you are going through a cycle now rather than later where it would cause an ammonia and nitrite spike... Plus more live rock means more real estate for you to put corals... Trust me when u start adding corals it is hard to stop... My biocube is packed!! Lol