Clean up Crew

[mattyg18]

Do you guys think i'm ready for a CUC yet? I've had my light running for just over a week and every day i'm getting more and more of this brownish-red stuff on my rocks. Heres a pic of one of the lighter rocks so you can easily see it. For some reason the photo got turned sideways when I uploaded it and i've got not idea how to fix it.

I know one day i'm going to wake up to a mess in there and I just want to be ready.

Thanks

 

[Reefermatt3]

Have you tested your water? You don't want to put a CUC in before your tank is cycled and have them die. That would just cause more ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites.

 

[pyithar]

like he said^^ do some testings. you could add the CUC when the cycle is finished.

 

[mattyg18]

Yes i'm all cycled, numbers are good, and I added some button polyp corals last week. They are doing just fine.

Does that mean its safe to add the CUC now?

 

[pyithar]

in that case, yes.