New Tank

[nycjwi]

I am new to this and just set up a Red Sea Max Nano 20 gallon tank with live Rock, Live sand and Ocean Water. On Setup I added 5 snails and 5 Hermit Crabs and a Damsel. On day 2, I added two clownfish. I am now 5 days in and so far so good. Everything in the tank seems happy and are eating. My PH is at 8.2. My Ammonia & Nitrite are both at zero but my Nitrates are at around 30ppm which i know is ok but still high. I measured the nitrate level of the Ocean water from the LFS and Nitrate level was at around 20ppm. I would think that my ocean water from LFS should be at 0. Any thoughts??

Also after reading this threat about quarantine which I clearly have not done, is there anything i should be doing preemptively in this tank to treat the fish of any potential dieses??

thx

 

[RobZilla04]

Did you cycle your tank? Was the tank filled completely with water from your LFS?

 

[mcgyvr]

I would think that my ocean water from LFS should be at 0. Any thoughts??

Thats a question you need to ask your LFS..
For all we know they could be selling their "waste water" as "ocean water"

 

[strikeratt]

I am new to this and just set up a Red Sea Max Nano 20 gallon tank with live Rock, Live sand and Ocean Water. On Setup I added 5 snails and 5 Hermit Crabs and a Damsel. On day 2, I added two clownfish. I am now 5 days in and so far so good. Everything in the tank seems happy and are eating. My PH is at 8.2. My Ammonia & Nitrite are both at zero but my Nitrates are at around 30ppm which i know is ok but still high. I measured the nitrate level of the Ocean water from the LFS and Nitrate level was at around 20ppm. I would think that my ocean water from LFS should be at 0. Any thoughts??

Also after reading this threat about quarantine which I clearly have not done, is there anything i should be doing preemptively in this tank to treat the fish of any potential dieses??

thx

It might be a bit hard to treat any of the fish unless you remove them into a QT. Invertebrates tend to be a bit sensitive to some treatments.

Also, just as a forewarning, Clowns can actually be very territorial. Especially in smaller tanks. Damsels are little bastards in my opinion. Not saying you'll have problems. Not even saying to worry about it. Just you may see some aggressive behavior.