Hi , so I am new to all of this. But I finally got my tank set up yesterday. It has 27lbs of dry life rock and a little under two pounds of live rock from lfs. Then I have some normal sand and 5 lbs of ocean direct sand. And I have been dosing something called seed bacteria. Some say your tank is immediately established when using live rock but I’m not sure if I added enough for it to cycle immediately. With all that being said will my tank take the normal month to cycle or will it possibly be faster? I also have a few more questions. When it would be okay to add a coral , I heard they help with cycling cause of the ammonia but they are an animal too so I don’t want them to be hurting from it. Should I wait it out to not turn my light on for awhile to possibly avoid the algae stage? I’m also looking into adding some copepods, is that a good idea? I heard they help with algae.
Also this is the set up, I haven’t put my heater and thermometer on yet. Is this good?
Also this is the set up, I haven’t put my heater and thermometer on yet. Is this good?