new tank up and running! water testing?

[lickyricky]

Got my new biocube 29 up and running. Yesterday the water was pretty cloudy but its much cleaer today. I just added som Microbacter. How long before I should start testing the water? what are the main tests I need to do in the beginning and how do I know when I can add my first inhabitants, a CUC? Picture of the tank is below and you can also check out my blog if you want to see more photos at Our Corality (Coral Reality) | Our Journey through the stages of building a Salt Water Aquarium

 

[Saltwatertaylor]

This depends on the type of tank. Reef or FOWLR?

 

[lickyricky]

This depends on the type of tank. Reef or FOWLR?

I am planning on only 2-3 fish and the rest coral and inverts

 

[Cooper32803]

Test the water in a few days and you want to test for ph, ammonia, nitrite and nitrates... You can add inhabitants when ammonia and nitrites are at 0 and nitrates are low... Probably 2 or more weeks... IME anyways...

 

[wysiwyg]

yup cooper nailed it wait a couple weeks testing water params everyother day

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Was the rock dry or live?

 

[strange33w]

good luck on your new tank look forward o seeing it progress

 

[lickyricky]

Was the rock dry or live?

live

 

[revsgirl]

:clap2: Congrats!!

 

[Cooper32803]

yup cooper nailed it wait a couple weeks testing water params everyother day

Yay!! I got something right!!! Woohoo!!! Lol make sure you update pictures.. We are very visual!