adding life stock?????

Ok well just checked my levels and it looks to me that every thing is at 0
So my cycle is done right it is safe to add life stock ?
And if I can were are so good sites to by coral and fish I was looking for a coral package and fish
Aqua connection has 1 that I like it has 10 frags for $130 is this a good site
And how much live stock can I add ?
Is 10 frages and 5 fish to much for a 46g bow front:-/
Thank for all the help

 

First, how long has everything been at 0?

If it's been steady at 0 for a few weeks then you can add ONE fish every 2-3 weeks.

Fish quantity isn't really relevant so much as overall fish size and fish messiness. I'd say you are limited to roughly 9 inches of average fish (damsels, clowns, basslets, etc.).


Have you already add your CuC? You should make sure this is added and working b4 adding fish/coral, IMO.


What are your Ca, Mg, Alk readings? You need these to be stable at reef levels (~ 400, 1350, 12 respectively) before adding any frags.

The quantity of frags you can add is pretty limitless really. I will be adding 8 this Friday alone to my 55 that already has over a dozen.


Anyway, your question isn't very specific. Please give specific measurements from specific tests... Need to know what you consider "everything".


I buy my coral from http://www.vividaquarium.com

 

Good info peredhil.....

I agree.. make sure you are stable at 0 for a bit.

Add your cuc if you havent... then add fish slowly.. then corals..

 

Definately fish before coral. Fish are messy and you need to give you bacteria time to adjust to each fish one at a time. If you add them all at once you will not have enough bacteria to get rid of all there waste.

 

ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 ph 8.0
it been like this for 4 days
dont have any other tests
yes it does have a cuc but it is very small
3 blue leg crabs 2 red leg crabs 2 turbos 2 astrea snails 2 dam
2 damsels been in the tank from the start
i just whant to by every thing at ones and not have 5or6 orders that have shipping on it
and yes i love vivid that is were i got my rock thay just dont sell coral packs
the wish list
coral-dont even know were to start softys,lps,sps later on
fish- 2 clowns,fire fish, red head goby, lawn mowerblenny

 

id be leery of adding everything at once ivy. the tried and true mantra seems to be take it slow. better results and can contain things if something goes sour . also you might not end up savin on shipping if somethin does go bad.

 

You'll need more tests before you start adding coral. You'll need Calcium, Alk, Mg, Phosphate, a refractometer for SG (hydrometer if you must).

Check out http://www.reefcleaners.org to get your CuC up to speed. All of these little snails you can add at once

I know what you mean about not having 5 or 6 orders... we all feel that pain. Try a LFS (local fish store). But sorry dude, adding 5 or 6 fish at once is asking for trouble.

4 days, IMO, isn't long enough. You'll need it to be stable for a while to be sure. Better safe than sorry for as much as these fish/coral costs!

I'd stay away from a lawnmower, unless you have some pretty heavy hair algae they'll starve. you might have a lot right now... but once the tank matures, you probably (hopefully) won't.

Other than that, I'd say your list is fine.

And Vivid does sell coral packs.

Good luck.

 

ok i will hold of a little longer on buying stuff
but my next ???? is alot of the online stores make you buy at lest $150
and i cant even get that high if i only buy 2 or 3 things and the lfs well cant say what i want to say about them on this site (lfs is petco)

 

Most sites are $150 for free shipping. If you look at shipping costs it is better to buy a bunch and spread out a $40+ shipping fee.

 

on vivid it tould me i have to buy 150 of live stock befor thay well ship it