Two week old tank okay for softies?

[Nick Steele]

I will be going to rap Orlando when tank is 2 weeks old. Now I know I’m getting zero lps or sps but would it be okay to pick up a couple zoas and maybe some rock flower nems?

Last time starting a tank I did same cycle and added some corals from a friends tank at the 8 day mark and they did well but were free so I wasn’t too worried.

Tank is currently being dosed with microbacter7 daily and 1ppm ammonia every other day. Not showing any nitrites or nitrates yet but eating the ammonia up!

Let’s hear if this would be a safe thing to do or not!


Picture of tank!

 

[Uncle99]

Generally, young tanks have fluxing water chemistry which corals, any corals don’t like much.

But you can try.

 

[Nick Steele]

Generally, young tanks have fluxing water chemistry which corals, any corals don’t like much.

But you can try.

Yeah I know but I’m thinking if it’s just corals and not much of a bio load (no fish) it should work okay for softies.

 

[Naekuh]

Yeah I know but I’m thinking if it’s just corals and not much of a bio load (no fish) it should work okay for softies.

the problem is the ugly stage in most tanks...
Your ugly stage has a high chance of covering the coral / softie making them shed often.

Also i dont recommend an anenome until you start seeing some purple coraline.
Unless your an experienced reefer with anenome's you want a somewhat stable and mature tank, which purple coraline usually represents.

 

[Uncle99]

Yeah I know but I’m thinking if it’s just corals and not much of a bio load (no fish) it should work okay for softies.

IMM. No fish not good for especially softies as their contribution to “feeding” not just corals, but those other system organisms is an important part.

I strengthen my initial cycle by working the fish community first, then, once any bad stuff is gone, add corals rather quickly to the system.

Things like Dinos and Cyanos (the bad guys) can kill most corals and these are found more in the early days as our chemistry fluxes.

But there’s dozens of way to populate systems which are all fine.

 

[kevgib67]

Softies like dirtier water, with no fish you need to dose nitrates to about 10-15 and phosphates to.05-.1 to keep them healthy.

 

[Nick Steele]

Oddly enough

Softies like dirtier water, with no fish you need to dose nitrates to about 10-15 and phosphates to.05-.1 to keep them healthy.

yeah I have homemade phosphate and nitrate to dose already!

 

[Jekyl]

Might survive, won't thrive is about the gist of it.

 

[Uncle99]

Oddly enough

yeah I have homemade phosphate and nitrate to dose already!

Phosphate is not taken up directly by corals rather is taken up by others which in turn feeds the coral.

Those critter take time to develop.

Somehow I think we all learn the speed thing.

 

[Dmmz]

I would say to do what you feel will work best because you know how the tank is and if you don't mind losing the coral who can tell you not to do it