I'm in the process of setting up a new tank and I am going to be implementing an AWC system on it. I do water changes on all 3 of my nano tanks using a single 5g bucket, but the new tank is quite a bit larger, so AWC is where I'm headed.
My plan is to start the tank using "live rubble" from my other tanks, dry rock and Ocean Direct live sand. I plan to have fish in it from (basically) day one, and I'll start moving some of my easier coral from the other tanks over as soon as the initial cycle (if there even is one) completes and things stabilize.
Now, I know I want SOME nutrients to accumulate in the tank before a start moving all my coral, so I'm wondering where on the timeline I should start with the AWC. I'm worried that if I start too soon I'll never get the nutrients up, but how long is too long to wait?
My plan is to start the tank using "live rubble" from my other tanks, dry rock and Ocean Direct live sand. I plan to have fish in it from (basically) day one, and I'll start moving some of my easier coral from the other tanks over as soon as the initial cycle (if there even is one) completes and things stabilize.
Now, I know I want SOME nutrients to accumulate in the tank before a start moving all my coral, so I'm wondering where on the timeline I should start with the AWC. I'm worried that if I start too soon I'll never get the nutrients up, but how long is too long to wait?