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If I'm not mistaking nitrafying bacteria doesn't usually sit in the water column, you basically added nutrients and other living things that do exist in the water into the new tank. If you can take a handful of sand from your old tank and lightly spread it out around the new tank. That will help seed your sand.OK so here’s what really went down. A few days ago i started a brand new 25 g tank with 1/2 inch of sand and 50% water and the rest is new water from an existing tank. I figured this would cycle almost instantly but i tested my water last night and the nitrite is pretty high. I immediately did 80% wc using the water from my old tank.
Is anything else in the tank? Putting corals in an empty tank is actually pretty common and can be done day one with relative safety for most corals. However, the presence of other organisms in the tank would change my answer.
Welll, i know it’s prudent to wait to add corals especially sps. But certain situations call for a drastic action. That said, has anyone tried adding sps in a day?
I think you're assuming this was planned. I assume by "certain situations call for drastic action", they are referring to the myriad of reasons one would need to quickly set up temporary housing for coral.Why, though? Even if you could pull it off, the rush is indicative of a trait that will likely result in one or more tank crashes at some point. No offense (at all!)
With live rock, yes, it's possible, but why take a chance? Even in that event, we're talking about non-sensitive coral and it still may not go well at all.
What situation are you faced with that calls for such drastic action? I may have missed that.
I think you're assuming this was planned. I assume by "certain situations call for drastic action", they are referring to the myriad of reasons one would need to quickly set up temporary housing for coral.
Welll, i know it’s prudent to wait to add corals especially sps. But certain situations call for a drastic action. That said, has anyone tried adding sps in a day?