Okay to add clowns?

[ohio reefer]

Set up a a biocube 29 gallon on Monday. Used 30 pound of live rock with no die off on the way back. 40 pounds of live sand. I tested and ammonia is 0, nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 20. My question is do you think the 4-5" deep sand bed and the very mature rock may have eliminated the cycle to 2 days? Can I add clowns yet? I've always used dry rock and sand so my cycles have been long. This is my first time using live sand and rock to start a tank.

 

[prdjezza]

20ppm is still a bit high. I would wait just a few days longer.

 

[ohio reefer]

Should I just do a water change to bring them down?

 

[Pete polyp]

Its 2 days old? Maybe try ghost feeding it until Saturday and see where your levels are. You said you used dry rock with this tank?

 

[ohio reefer]

Dry rock with my other tanks. This tank was started with only live rock. Very purple and lively. No die off because it wasn't shipped. 40 pounds live sand. New test results. Nitrate 0-5. Ammonia steady at 0. Think I can add the clowns?

 

[ohio reefer]

Just realized I typed dry rock in the original post. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Pete polyp]

Oh ok, makes sense now. If it was fully cured you would probably be just fine. When live rock is well established its practically the same as moving the tank.

 

[ohio reefer]

That's what I wanted to hear! Thanks. I'll be picking up the clowns in a couple hours. Maybe a cheap frag.

 

[ohio reefer]

Just picked them up. :)

 

[Pete polyp]

I'm sure they'll be fine..... This doesn't sound like your first rodeo ;)

 

[ohio reefer]

Thanks! And Haha far from it. Hopefully I can keep this tank going for a while. Things have always popped up like moves and stuff around those lines.

 

[Trex]

Just realized I typed dry rock in the original post. Sorry for the confusion.

I edited the first post --- changed "dry" to "live".

 

[ohio reefer]

Thank you!

 

[Pete polyp]

So what kind of clowns did you end up with?
These?

 

[ohio reefer]

Haha no. Picked up these guys

 

[Pete polyp]

Picked them up literally huh? Nice pair!

 

[ohio reefer]

Haha yeah. Whenever I get fish I have to do the hand picture! And thanks!