Hey guys

[LiiDsz]

So my tank has been running for 8 days now I have 2 beautiful percula clowns a six line wrasse, a cleaner shrimp, two hermit crabs and 2 turbo snails I have done a water change yet. I have a 19g biocube with the back modded with a DIY media basket with top shelf LR middle purgien and bottom chemi pure . I have a protein skimmer and a uv sterilizer. I had the mj1200 powerhead but I felt it was way to much flow so I took it out and replaced with a fluval circulation pump is that ok and also should I do a water change already? All my fish are actively swimming and eating very well my clowns have def paired up as well.

 

[Darylb]

Did you cycle the tank? I'd be careful if you didn't there is a chance you might lose all your fish and inverts

 

[LiiDsz]

Yeah that's what I heard but my levels are perfect n everything is going great but I'm just worried about the circulation pump n weather or not I should a water change or wait another week

 

[LiiDsz]

Yeah that's what I heard but my levels are perfect n everything is going great but I'm just worried about the circulation pump n weather or not I should a water change or wait another week

I'm working with 4 experts n I been a hobbiest in sw for about 3 yrs but my first personal tank

 

[Darylb]

I thought the same thing and ended up killing my fish the levels can look fine for like 2 weeks then u get a spike in nitrites and it killed everything

 

[Cichlid-dude]

I would do a water change, can never hurt. Also pay very close attention to your water parameters, it ammonia will spike very quickly and then nitrites and can be fatal to your livestock.

 

[LiiDsz]

It had already spiked and then drop and have been steady go the past four daybinjust don't knowing i should do the water change or wait another week

 

[Cichlid-dude]

Go ahead and do a water change.