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harndog

harndog

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Anyone on the line about ordering from the net can feel safe to order from here. I have ordered twice and have been pleasantly surprised both times. Got my free snails today as well as a colt coral( which had two stalks thank you SWF.COM) A free CBS for my return customer order. 100+ shells for my hermits 20 blue legs and 20 scarlett reds. 3 nice Q conchs, A red genral sea star ( awsome dude already moving about the tank) and a Royal Gramma for my reef. Thanks again SWF.COM Everything was healthy and happy.
 
criketnest

criketnest

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Glad everything looks good. can I ask a question? I have seen alot of posts on here about adding 4 or 5 fish and the increase in bioload by adding that many. I have also seen many posts about spacing additions apart at least a few weeks.
then I see the posts by experienced people saying that they got an order of 5-7 fish from SWF. I am just confused on how many is ok to add at a time and what the general space of time between additions is?
Thanks
Chris
 
aw2

aw2

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Originally Posted by criketnest
Glad everything looks good. can I ask a question? I have seen alot of posts on here about adding 4 or 5 fish and the increase in bioload by adding that many. I have also seen many posts about spacing additions apart at least a few weeks.
then I see the posts by experienced people saying that they got an order of 5-7 fish from SWF. I am just confused on how many is ok to add at a time and what the general space of time between additions is?
Thanks
Chris

It depends on how long the tank has been set up, what the current bio load is and what the filtration is.
If you're running a tank with oversized filtration, live rock, etc. with a minimal bio load, you can add more fish at one time, IN AN ESTABLISHED TANK.
And Harndog...I'm glad to hear you're so happy with this site. I have never placed an online order for fish (I'm the type that likes to see it before I buy it), but I've been giving serious consideration to purchasing from SWF.com.
 
harndog

harndog

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Just to make it a little clear. I have 3 tanks 75 reef that has been up over a year very few fish. Just a GSM YT Damsel and Dom Damsel. Added a spotted mandrian a month ago. The Gramma is the last fish for this tank. I am all about spacing fish out no way should you add more than 2 at one time in a 55 or larger. smaller than that it needs to go 1 at a time. Corals you can add as many as you want. and small inverts need to be sure the tank has fully cycled and you have some good lr. My other two tanks are new but have been populated with LS and lots of LR from a tank that had been up and running for serveral years. Both however did have small cycle after feeding with nothing in them and now are zeroed out and on there way. AW2 nothing but good stuff so far. The gramma was my first fish though.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Originally Posted by criketnest
thanks I was just wondering as it seemed like sometimes answers would contradict themselves.
Chris
Great point Chris.
I ordered 7 fish, but I'm keeping them in QT. Going to add 2 then 2 then 3 a week apart to main display. My display is 210 and my QT is 20. I take 5 gallons of water out of my display every 2-3 days to change out into my QT.
 
criketnest

criketnest

Member
Explaining that really helps because as someone new to the hobby I would read posts that said shouldn't add new fish too close together thenotehrs that said people had 5-7 new fish.
For a QT tank for me with a 65 gal. would a 10 gal suffice at this time? Do I add live rock to it?
Im sure there is a post here somewhere about starting a QT tank i just haven't found it. but I am switching between this site and Sams Club to upload pictures from Dig Camera. I also scrapbook and want to do some pages on setting up my tank. I have taken pictures of it each time I change something or add something like new LR Etc.
Chris
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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QT tank depends more on your fish choices than anything else.. For instance.. I only kept my Purple Tang in my QT for about a week because it was clear he was stressing... Right now I have 4 Reef Chromis, very tiny Yellow watchman Goby, Royal Gramma, and a Purple Firefish. They are all fine in that size tank right now so They'll stay in the full 30 days.
A smaller tank QT is better than none, but you just can't put big fish into it.
Benze, a "bioload" is a refernece to the amount of living organisms you have in your tank. The VERY LOOSE rule is 4 gallons to an inch of fish. That varies drastically however. Some fish are more messy eaters, eat more, produce more waste, etc.
The best way to know your "bioload" is to know your tank. Your water tests should give you a good idea. The faster nitrate is building up in your water the larger the bioload "strain" has become.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Originally Posted by BENZTECH
cool deal man. my levels have been great but im catchen flack from everyone why?
not sure.. let me look over your other posts...
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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Originally Posted by BENZTECH
cool deal man. my levels have been great but im catchen flack from everyone why?
Ok... read over some of your other posts. Imho you are jumping into "defense" mode way too quickly. People realize that you are new and are trying to help... If someone sees a problem with my tank, I want them to point it out... don't take criticism as a personal attack, but rather as needed advice. If you can avoid having your tank crash, do it!
Now, to clarify about Bioload... after seeing your fish list I understand the confusion. You figure bioload based on Max. fish size. A Volitan Lion can get up to 15 inches.. a Panther Grouper gets over 2 foot, tangs need much more swimming room, etc.
 
benztech

benztech

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Thanks and i realize the size issues but there small now isnt that ok
4'' in 55 gal is same as 12'' in a 150 gal no?
 
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