Hey all,
As the title says, I want to make sure I'm starting off on the right foot with my tank. I have a 20g cube, good flow, already cycled, been up almost a month now. Tank is currently empty, but I'm looking to add a pair of clownfish next week. I want to take advantage of WWC's fragtoberfest this weekend, but I don't want to rush into anything my tank isn't ready for. Since I'm a beginner, I want to start with the easier corals (LPS/softies). I really like long polyp toadstool leathers and lobos.
Currently I only test for Ammonia/nitrites/nitrates. 0 for ammo/nitrites, nitrates range from 20 - 40 ppm
Here's a few questions I had before I start the coral process:
Thank you!
As the title says, I want to make sure I'm starting off on the right foot with my tank. I have a 20g cube, good flow, already cycled, been up almost a month now. Tank is currently empty, but I'm looking to add a pair of clownfish next week. I want to take advantage of WWC's fragtoberfest this weekend, but I don't want to rush into anything my tank isn't ready for. Since I'm a beginner, I want to start with the easier corals (LPS/softies). I really like long polyp toadstool leathers and lobos.
Currently I only test for Ammonia/nitrites/nitrates. 0 for ammo/nitrites, nitrates range from 20 - 40 ppm
Here's a few questions I had before I start the coral process:
- is it too soon to add even hardy corals?
- What steps should I take to ensure success for my first coral tankmates?
- Should I be testing for calc/alk/phosphate/mag right now before I have any corals? (these all seem quite expensive so I'd rather not buy now if i don't have to)
- for my CUC, should I drop them in along with my corals, or wait until I see the ugly phase begin to develop? Also, I see a lot of debate on CUCs so any suggestions are great
- planning to do a snail or two and a blue legged hermit krab to start. I'd rather add just enough versus too much and have things die unnecessarily
Thank you!