How long do I have to wait to add corals after adding dr.Tims one and only?

[Reed639]

How long do I have to wait to add corals after adding dr.Tims one and only?
Alright so i set up my frag tank today and added water.I then added the chemical dr.tims one and only and was wondering how long i have to wait to add corals.

Heres the product:
Setting up a new aquarium: Ammonia Removal: One And Only Nitrifying Bacteria by Dr Tim's Aquatics

Thanks,
Reed

 

[Reed639]

My tank will have no fish.

 

[Reed639]

bump

 

[droblack]

No way of knowing the answer to your question with the info given. How about 4.5 weeks, and only if you can keep shrooms first.

 

[Rockadile]

not a fan of snake oil, but imo, when your test tell you your tank is ready, you wait a little longer<like a week> and test again. if those test come back good then i would say go for it.

 

[Reed639]

Well the people who made it said 1 maybe 2 weeks.

 

[Rockadile]

Well the people who made it said 1 maybe 2 weeks.

hmm if it is anything Like biro spira, without fish or something causing a bio load, you just wasted your money.

 

[Reed639]

Well the product already has bacteria in it.
It also has great reviews

 

[Rockadile]

the bacteria needs ammonia to do its job first.

The Nitrogen Cycle: Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle: Part 2

 

[Reed639]

well clowns101 said i dont need ammonia to cycle,

 

[Rockadile]

who?

 

[Reed639]

clowns101

 

[nixer]

you will have to add something for the bacteria to eat.
i would suggest a touch of frozen mysis as it will break down faster than a large piece of shrimp.
you surely want to wait till you get your parameters in line

 

[nixer]

not a fan of snake oil, but imo, when your test tell you your tank is ready, you wait a little longer<like a week> and test again. if those test come back good then i would say go for it.

also its not snake oil
there is only a handfull of these products that work and dr tims is one of them.

 

[Reed639]

will a piese of frozen mysis work?

 

[Reed639]

I heard i just have to add the prduct and wait

 

[Rockadile]

Thanks Nixer. I guess that was what I was trying to get across. your product will add the bacteria but you need something for it to eat. I still think you are going to need fish in this tank for the bacteria colony to survive. plus fish poo is great coral food.

 

[Reed639]

Like will a piese of frozen mysis work?

 

[Reed639]

so just squirt some mysis into the tank?

 

[Reed639]

alright so i put a couple pieses of mysis in the water column the are blowing around in the current is that fine?