Cycling is over, next step?

[JC_UF_ITK]

Well the tank has finished it's cycle and I'm wondering what my next step should be? Should I add fish?

 

[rob28]

If your sure your cycle is over you can...But add a fish that is hardy and also not to territorial or when you do add new fish you'll have problems.
Is your tank a fish only or a reef?If its going to be a reef add some hardy coral or some mushrooms.And remember to Quarentine fish befor addind to your reef.

 

[dustybuddy]

hmmm. a piece of advice i have is put all the liverock in before adding fish. i was hasty in adding fish when i should have finished aquascaping the tank b4 adding any creatures.

 

[gummi]

any algae? most people will add a cleanup crew now.

 

[JC_UF_ITK]

All of the algae is gone and the sand is clean again. I have a cleaning crew (5 snails and 10 hermits), about 30lbs of live rock, and 20lbs of livesand. It will be a reef tank, but I'm not sure if I should add fish or coral first?

 

[kevin2000]

My 02

Put in a very small clean up crew.

Setup a QT ... very common for wild caught fish to have diseases and almost everyone of them is lethal, highly contagious, and can't be treated in your show tank.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/atj/feature/index.php

 

[rob28]

I added some hardy corals,and one fish and gave the tank about a month to adjust to this bio load and then a little more....GO slow, and QT all your fish.Remember your starting new so keep your DT healthy or you'll have lots of problems and cost you a ton of $ that you could have spent making your DT something to be proud of...

 

[jakleen]

one advice i received 12 years ago and that i still follow it is :before adding any fish or inverts(after quarantine) . do a good water change in your display tank before adding the new fish or invert. good luck. jakleen

 

[drummereef]

Re: Cycling is over, next step?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10164708#post10164708 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JC_UF_ITK
Well the tank has finished it's cycle and I'm wondering what my next step should be? Should I add fish?

The first thing you should do after the cycle is finished is wait a week. Make sure the tank has stablilized and there are no mini-cycles. Then I would add a cleanup crew first. I like nassarius, cerith, astrea, and turbo snails for my cleanup crew.

 

[JC_UF_ITK]

I already have a clean-up crew. My LFS told me it was ok to put them in after two weeks. As a newbie I listened, but the crew has made it through the cycle just fine. I'm looking to go to the next level.