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singmealullaby

What would happen if you stocked corals quickly in a newly setup tank? From my understanding the bioload of corals is negligible, so wouldn't 1 fish cause a greater disruption than 10 corals in a newly cycled tank? Even in an established tank wouldn't adding 1 fish cause a greater change than adding 10 corals in a young tank, even considering the established bacteria population? :huh:

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The problem with stocking too soon is that your water params are not very stable. Any swing in pH or alk could spell trouble.

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Shoot Me_I Explode

Adding livestock slowly over a period of several weeks to months is always better. Time is the one resource you have plenty of.

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Reef Chicks

Your corals would stress and slime, and pi$$ each other off and create havoc.

 

This hobby is 10% science and 90% patience.

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singmealullaby
The problem with stocking too soon is that your water params are not very stable. Any swing in pH or alk could spell trouble.

 

If lalani says so it must be true. :D thanks for the advice everyone.

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singmealullaby

i read the article by Eric Borneman, interesting read. thanks for the link lakshwadeep. so based on his analysis wouldn't unchanging nitrate levels be a better measure of a tanks stability than simply waiting before a proscribed amount of time? maybe that could be the ultimate measure that tells whether a tank is ready for stocking?

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I stocked my tank VERY quickly with SPS, but only because I came across the deal of a lifetime. It has been no means easy as I've had to be EXTRA diligent in testing etc. I've also got a fair amount of experience in keeping tanks before this one.

 

I CERTAINLY would not reccomend this for most people.

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lakshwadeep

Yes, denitrification is a slow process. Don't for get to add fish first so that the biological filter can adapt to the increased bioload. Once your nitrates are zero, then you are ready, in terms of water quality, for harder corals (assuming there is proper dosing and lighting).

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