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My tank is cycled but I won’t have any type of livestock in it for another month or so. Only live “stuff” is on the LR and sand. Do I need to run my power heads and lights even though there’s nothing in the tank? Once I get fish in the tank, should I run the power heads and lights if there’s no coral?

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also i forgot to add.. throw in a little.... and i mean VERY LITTLE food to keep feeding your beneficial bacteria

and check your parameters too

stagnant water won't be any good once you start to add livestock
 
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It will be about a month before I add fish because my QT is just now finishing its cycle. I am hesitant to add fish directly to my DT even though there is nothing in there. Is it ok to add CUC directly into the DT without QTing them? I would imagine they can carry diseases to right?

Will continue to run the power heads and run the lights for a few hours a day.
 
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Wait a minute, if I QT’d my CUC, how would I know if they were sick or carrying a disease? Makes me second question myself about QTing snails and crabs!
 

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