nwdyr
Active Member
Originally Posted by New2Salt1
Why do you have to wait to add coral? Actually, rather than waiting for a response...
...Coral add very little to your bioload. Fish add a lot. You say you have to wait to add coral...when in reality, fish are at the highest risk if your tank is not cycled.
If your tank IS cycled, add coral tomorrow. If your tank is NOT cycled, you are at risk of stressing / killing those cool clowns.
Patience. Without it, the animals are going to suffer, and so is your wallet.
There has been allot of conflicting info on this subject,I had swf for years,but its been years since I have had them, so I consider myself a "newbe". I used live sand/coral and cured lr to start. Some say I will not get the "cycle" effect. Some say I will but it wont be a "typical cycle" the tank has been up for 1 month. I did get a little nitrate reading last nite about 5.0 I did a 20% water change and plan to re-test today. I think it is from overfeeding, is that poss? so far the clowns are active hungery and healthy.My LFS said to wait 1 more week to add corals,they specialize in swf and have a amazing display! they have divers from the shed aquariam in chicago working there so I trust there opinion.But I also know from past exp. that oyu never had too much info. when it comes to swf!
Why do you have to wait to add coral? Actually, rather than waiting for a response...
...Coral add very little to your bioload. Fish add a lot. You say you have to wait to add coral...when in reality, fish are at the highest risk if your tank is not cycled.
If your tank IS cycled, add coral tomorrow. If your tank is NOT cycled, you are at risk of stressing / killing those cool clowns.
Patience. Without it, the animals are going to suffer, and so is your wallet.
There has been allot of conflicting info on this subject,I had swf for years,but its been years since I have had them, so I consider myself a "newbe". I used live sand/coral and cured lr to start. Some say I will not get the "cycle" effect. Some say I will but it wont be a "typical cycle" the tank has been up for 1 month. I did get a little nitrate reading last nite about 5.0 I did a 20% water change and plan to re-test today. I think it is from overfeeding, is that poss? so far the clowns are active hungery and healthy.My LFS said to wait 1 more week to add corals,they specialize in swf and have a amazing display! they have divers from the shed aquariam in chicago working there so I trust there opinion.But I also know from past exp. that oyu never had too much info. when it comes to swf!
