Rate of fish addition

[fruitbythefoote]

Hi all,

New to saltwater!

What is the rate at which you all have had success in adding new fish? Some say don’t more than double your bioload/month and some say 1/week.

I’ve got my initial fish plan all squared away just want to ramp up safely.

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

I'm a fan of the 1 month rule. It's probably a bit too lengthy but it allows plenty of time for the bacteria to catch up to the bio load.

 

[ca1ore]

Depends on the magnitude of the 'doubling'. If you are just talking fish, then going from 1 to 2 and then 2 to 4 in a couple of weeks should be OK. Going from 20 to 40 not OK. I put all fish through QT, so my limited QT space makes it impossible to add too much toot fast.