Hi everyone,
My tank has finally just finished the cycle - it's a new Waterbox cube 20 (photo below) and is my first ever reef tank. It was a long process (about 8 weeks), but the ammonia and nitrite are now at 0 and I've done a big water change to bring my nitrates right down. It's all looking ready to add some livestock.
I wanted to start with a small clean up crew, but I haven't had any algae appear at all throughout the cycle, so not sure if it's unwise to add inverts without any visible signs of algae for them to eat?
Ultimately, the plan for this tank is for it to be a pretty simple softie/LPS tank with a few small fish (yellow clown goby, pair of clowns, and maybe a tailspot blennie).
What do people recommend to add first? Would it be ok to start with some inverts? Is it best to then feed the tank a little to keep them going?
Thanks for any advice!
My tank has finally just finished the cycle - it's a new Waterbox cube 20 (photo below) and is my first ever reef tank. It was a long process (about 8 weeks), but the ammonia and nitrite are now at 0 and I've done a big water change to bring my nitrates right down. It's all looking ready to add some livestock.
I wanted to start with a small clean up crew, but I haven't had any algae appear at all throughout the cycle, so not sure if it's unwise to add inverts without any visible signs of algae for them to eat?
Ultimately, the plan for this tank is for it to be a pretty simple softie/LPS tank with a few small fish (yellow clown goby, pair of clowns, and maybe a tailspot blennie).
What do people recommend to add first? Would it be ok to start with some inverts? Is it best to then feed the tank a little to keep them going?
Thanks for any advice!