Adding corals all at the same time?

[mjc041800]

If I am going to put all my inverts (snails, shrimp, coral, etc. NO ANEMONE) before my fish in the DT and wait 72 days for a low chance for ich, can I put most of my corals in the DT at the same time? Thank you

 

[Sk8r]

Pretty well. Be sure they're clean of their own kind of parasites (dip, etc) and start them low in the tank, moving them up gradually (light-acclimation) and space them about 6" inches apart if stony. Put the more aggressive softies LAST in the current before the outflow, the least aggressive closer to the inflow of clean water. Run carbon for softies, to take care of coral spit, and do not neglect to put zoas in particular in observation for a few days to be sure you don't have an egg cluster ready to hatch out nudis.

 

[mjc041800]

Pretty well. Be sure they're clean of their own kind of parasites (dip, etc) and start them low in the tank, moving them up gradually (light-acclimation) and space them about 6" inches apart if stony. Put the more aggressive softies LAST in the current before the outflow, the least aggressive closer to the inflow of clean water. Run carbon for softies, to take care of coral spit, and do not neglect to put zoas in particular in observation for a few days to be sure you don't have an egg cluster ready to hatch out nudis.

OK Thank you

 

[Sk8r]

And test daily for alk, cal, mg if stony, at least alk if softie, to be sure that as these corals wake up and start to feed that they meet water absolute ready for them.

 

[mjc041800]

And test daily for alk, cal, mg if stony, at least alk if softie, to be sure that as these corals wake up and start to feed that they meet water absolute ready for them.

What do you mean by "that they meet water absolute ready for them"?

 

[homer1475]

Make your water parameter match, or very close to, to his signature line.

 

[Sk8r]

You must maintain water quality. What I have in my sig line is pretty middle of the road, but decent. The reason for testing daily during this early phase is that when corals wake up and start eating they can make the parameters change, softies less so than stonies, but you must keep on top of the water quality to get the corals to extend, fill with water, and thrive.

 

[Duke4life]

What do you mean by "that they meet water absolute ready for them"?

I'm afraid to say if you're asking this you're not ready for corals. Have you come up with a fish list yet? I think you'd be best served doing FOWLR to start (3-6 months) to get a better feel for what takes place and what "You" are going to have to do to keep it there. In a 30 gallon you have much less room to play/parameters to keep in check than in a tank 100+ gallons.

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