When to add micro inverts & det

[saltyrenee]

We are just getting ready to start a new 80 gal system. The question is when can or when should we add detritivores and micro-invertebrates. Can they be added with we add live rock or wait until the tank has cycled? Planning on purchasing live sand activator from Indo Pacific Sea Farm.

Thanks

 

[loganj]

I'd wait till the ammonia/nitrite had dropped before adding the clean up crew. I'm sure they could stand a low concentration, but I think they might die off from the concentrations normally encountered while cycling a tank. JMHO.
Logan J

 

[saltyrenee]

Thanks for your reply. There is a lot of information out there on fish but it seems that the world of Inverts and tank clean-up crews is somewhat limited. Even IPSF and Inland Aquatics do not have much information on their web sites in understanding how these micro animals live and what there need are.