I have just set up my 125 gallon tank with a 125 pounds of fuji live rock. Most of it is pretty well cured , but there is some crap that is falling off of the rock, as well as various little plants that are still making it through the cycle. I just wanted to know if I should add some hermit crabs or anything of that sort to my tank while it is going through the cycle. Will the amonia and other levels get to high or should I just leave well enough alone. I fI do not add the cleaning crew now, when should I add them. Any one have a good starter list for a tank this size and any advise? Thank you much!:mixed:
Clean Up Crew?
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Pandora
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I wouldn't add now because you said you "just" set it up. SOme of the cleanup crew can be sensitive to water quality, don't want little deaths in the tank for no reason during this unstable stage. They in themselves generally don't produce appreciable amounts of ammonia in the same way fish do (most inverts do not).
romunov
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Wait till your tank fully cycles.
Here are some links to read in between:
The Grazing Snails, Part I - Turbo, Trochus, Astraea, and Kin
The Grazing Snails, Part II - Abalones, Limpets and Nerites
The Grazing Snails, Part III - Conchs, Ceriths, Cowries, and Columbellids
The Infamous Detritivore
What lives in live sand? (Do you really want to put your hands in this stuff?)
Here are some links to read in between:
The Grazing Snails, Part I - Turbo, Trochus, Astraea, and Kin
The Grazing Snails, Part II - Abalones, Limpets and Nerites
The Grazing Snails, Part III - Conchs, Ceriths, Cowries, and Columbellids
The Infamous Detritivore
What lives in live sand? (Do you really want to put your hands in this stuff?)
