Preparing to get a herd!

vlangel

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I have a question:
I just transferred everything from my 36 gallon bowfront into a 56 gallon column. I upgraded for a couple of reasons, 1. I wanted to go bare bottom on this tank and paint it underneath to look like sand, 2. I would like to keep more than 2 seahorses.

I have 1 seahorse currently, a royal gramma, and some snails. I moved all the rock and coral and am using the same 20 gallon sump. I expect a small mini cycle but the tank should be stable in a week or so.

I would like to buy 3 more seahorses (all at the same time if possible) but that will be quite a quick increase in bioload. What is the best way to handle that? Should I slowly increase how much I am feeding the tank? (Eve, my mare will be all about that!). Should I just get the 3 ponies and watch the tank closely and increase my water changes even more than I normally would? Or (and I am hoping that this is not the answer)should I only add 1 or 2 seahorses at a time.
 
If the tank is currently stable, it should be ok. It may or may not go through a mini cycle but should catch up quickly. You could also be proactive by adding some additional bacteria such as Bio-spira or another product.
If it were me, I would add all at the same time rather than individually. Cheaper on shipping and less hassles with quarantines.

Dan
 
If the tank is currently stable, it should be ok. It may or may not go through a mini cycle but should catch up quickly. You could also be proactive by adding some additional bacteria such as Bio-spira or another product.
If it were me, I would add all at the same time rather than individually. Cheaper on shipping and less hassles with quarantines.

Dan
Thank you Dan, that is exactly what I was thinking and hoping. Today I am heading to a lfs for biospira since I have used that successfully in past tank transfers.
Can I put all 3 new ponies in a 10 gallon QT tank with live rock that I have? I have a prism skimmer that I can put on it and of course I will be watching ammonia.
 
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