How long should I wait for coral?

I have a 120 gallon, it has been running for 6 weeks. I have a Damsel that will be going back to the store, 2 clown fish,1 cleaner shrimp and some blue legged hermit crabs.


I just order my Ro/DI unit for best water quality.
How long should I wait for coral?
when will I know my tank is ready?
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What kind of corals do you want? If you have the right lighting and your params are stable I would say your good to go.

 

I am not sure what I want now but for lighting i don't know much i bought my tank used and it came with 2 different bulb let me know what you think

2 Actinic white FR48T12/VHO
2 Super Actinic FR48T12/VHO

that's what my bulb says

 

when your nitrites and ammonia are 0, and nitrates are present. try to keep nitrates 0-20ppm, weekly water changes will help once they get over 20+ppm. make sure your other parms are close to these:

salinity 1.024-1.026max
ph 8.0-8.3
phos: 0
temp 76-80
dkh 8-12

those should be 110watts each. so you have 440w total on 110g thats 4w per gallon.

you should be able to get softies and lps. sps corals really high up towards water line. those bulbs are good for 6-8 months.. so find out how old they are, new ones will help. UVL makes a internal reflector bulb which are good if your reflectors are weak. they have actinic white, super actinic, and 454nm bulbs. I like my 454 bulbs they are more blue, super actinic are more purple. good luck.

pics would be nice!

 

new bulbs:

Fish & Aquarium Supplies: VHO Lighting

URI = UVL same company.