Hi all,
My 20g tank has finished cycling fairly quickly using KP Aquatics live rock (in terms of 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite), but I'm a little confused on what its fine for me to start stocking and what I should wait on. I know BRS has a 4 month timeline without lights and coral, but they also seemed to make that recommendation with dry rock in mind. Which next step would you recommend?
1. Get CUC first and turn lights on so they don't starve.
2. Start stocking fish and keep lights off, maybe only getting a few snails in the meantime and continue letting bacterial colonies establish for a bit (is this as necessary with live rock?)
3. Stock fish and CUC with lights on and embrace the ugly stage
Lastly, is the four month waiting period primarily a concern related to SPS corals? At what point would you deem the system stable enough begin adding softies/LPS?
Thanks!
My 20g tank has finished cycling fairly quickly using KP Aquatics live rock (in terms of 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite), but I'm a little confused on what its fine for me to start stocking and what I should wait on. I know BRS has a 4 month timeline without lights and coral, but they also seemed to make that recommendation with dry rock in mind. Which next step would you recommend?
1. Get CUC first and turn lights on so they don't starve.
2. Start stocking fish and keep lights off, maybe only getting a few snails in the meantime and continue letting bacterial colonies establish for a bit (is this as necessary with live rock?)
3. Stock fish and CUC with lights on and embrace the ugly stage
Lastly, is the four month waiting period primarily a concern related to SPS corals? At what point would you deem the system stable enough begin adding softies/LPS?
Thanks!