Too early to add livestock??

[kerriann]

Alright so we have a 75gal tank that has been cycling with the live rock/sand for about 10 days and I'm wondering if we'd be ok to start adding a clean up crew. Everything's tested well and we haven't noticed any major spikes - all the params are right on the ball. So we wanted to start getting some hermits and snails in there so we can get some fish soon. Is this too soon??

 

[b bauer]

10 days is a little early did you have any ammonia spike?

 

[kerriann]

not to my knowledge, however we had been out of town for a few days and were unable to test anything. when we would be good to start adding a clean up crew?

 

[b bauer]

I would wait 10 days and keep testing

 

[azul1994]

I would wait a few days and if all parameters stay at 0 then i would say it would be safe to add a few hermits and/or snails.

 

[fishn808]

Originally Posted by KerriAnn
Alright so we have a 75gal tank that has been cycling with the live rock/sand for about 10 days and I'm wondering if we'd be ok to start adding a clean up crew. Everything's tested well and we haven't noticed any major spikes - all the params are right on the ball. So we wanted to start getting some hermits and snails in there so we can get some fish soon. Is this too soon??
No spikes? How did you start the cycle 10 days ago?

 

[kclester]

did u ghost feed or use a raw shrimp ???