unbeatablebonz Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I just added my first corals. They are all healthy and doing well. The tank cycled next week. Its a 34 Red Sea Max Ammon .25 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 3 Calcium 400 SG 1.024 temp 79 Everything was at 0 b4 I added the corals. Should I do a water change? If yes, how much? Link to comment
hollow Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 What do you mean by cloudy? Did you stir up your sand when you put your corals in? It usually can take several hours for all the sand to settle afterward. Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted July 5, 2008 Share Posted July 5, 2008 If your ammonia is 0.25 you haven't finished cycling. Monitor closely as you may need to change to a soft cycle as you have added corals. Just a little tip - you should always add fish first and corals last as each fish you add will cause a mini cycle... Link to comment
adicus Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 If your ammonia is 0.25 you haven't finished cycling. Monitor closely as you may need to change to a soft cycle as you have added corals. Just a little tip - you should always add fish first and corals last as each fish you add will cause a mini cycle... Okay - now I'm confused. The advice I have been given is to add the fish last. Are you sure they should be first??? Link to comment
Sexy Shrimp Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 If you add a fish it will cause a mini cycle which will stress your corals. If you add the fish first the bacteria will have reached maximum levels and your tank will be more stable... Link to comment
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