how soon can i add an acro

[Jman13]

i have a nanocustoms nanocube 28g that has finished cycling about a week ago all levels are stable can i add corals ??

it would be a blue millepora:crazy1:

 

[am3gross]

i would wait for atleast a few months before i started to add coral.. do you have any fish yet?

 

[Jman13]

no i dont

 

[Jman13]

Should I add a fish first??

 

[nvdiz]

fish would provide some corals with a source of food, so that would be helpful.

I say add an acro if you're ready.

 

[Jman13]

what are the risks if i get it

 

[MechEng99]

I would definitely wait a few months before adding SPS. Have you grown SPS before? How are the parameters testing? I would add fish and other corals before attempting SPS if you haven't kept SPS before.

 

[lolgranny]

+1 for waiting a few month(s)
It never hurts to wait, if you rush things which alot of people do because they want to see things in there tank can only end up in the coral dieing.
Hows the water being tested? Alot of fish stores may say your water is "perfect" but some use crappy tests and after you move the coral in youll see it.

Wish you the best of luck!
D

 

[Jman13]

i have kept sps before (successfully) all my parameters are good ive been testing every 2-3 days, its stable.

 

[MechEng99]

No offense, but I wouldn't call a week of stability in your levels "stable". If the tank just finished cycling (I assume you mean ammonia and nitrite are both 0), then you'll still probably go through some algae phases (diatom bloom, cyano, green hair algae, etc) until the system is truly stable.

If you've already been through those blooms, then yes, the tank is probably truly "cycled" and stable. Until then, I would avoid SPS. But, if you've kept SPS before, then I'm sure you know what to expect. How's your Ca, Alk, Mag, pH, phosphate, & nitrate?

 

[Jman13]

i dont test for magnesium right now (should I) but every other level is good, calcium is the only one thats a bit low(400) i had a very small algae bloom that has subsided as of right now(should that be the end of it or is there a possibility of more to come)

 

[sedor]

You can add a piece of SPS anytime, but with such a new tank you are likely to have spikes in your nutrient levels and that will kill it quickly. Then again SPS are tricky and it can be just a hard to keep them alive in an established tank as it is to keep them in a new one. If you've kept them before you shouldn't have any issues but they aren't good guinea pig corals and won't adapt well to change. Just make sure everything is on par and you'll be fine.