I set up a saltwater aquarium last night. How many days do I have to wait before adding fish ?
2007-10-21 07:59:26 · 5 answers · asked by janni 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
you have to wait until your tank is cycled
that means you will experience a nitrite and ammonia spike, and then you will start seeing nitrAtes, which is the good part
To get your tank cycled faster, you will need to get liverock and livesand, or maybe you can even get water from your store from one of your tanks, which will help to grow your bacteria a bit faster and shorten the cycle time
but usually it takes anywhere from 2-8 weeks to get a tank cycled also depending on the size
Hope that helps
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EB
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2007-10-24 20:16:29 · answer #1 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Test the water daily once your ammonia and nitrite and then finally nitrate spike and go back down then you can add fish. Some take a month others take longer also if you use premixed salt water like ocean water its allot less time
2007-10-21 11:17:35 · answer #2 · answered by joe p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you aren't using sand, you have to cycle the tank and wait for about 2-3 months.
2007-10-21 08:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did u use live sand? You can usually add a crab or two, maybe a dmasel, how big is the tank, what kind of light? skimmer, filtration, tank size? if you can tell me more i can tell you more!
2007-10-21 08:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by confused 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Rav1n REALLY KNOWS what she is talking about. Fish good - clownfish,tangs and pretty much any coral
2016-05-24 01:03:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋