jbro
Aquarium Advice Regular
Newbie questions...
I started a 55 gal tank 3 weeks ago with crushed coral substrate, 20 lbs live rock, 2 damsels, & 2 clowns, 2 blue hermits
everything is going fine, all chemistry is stable. Everything is lively. I'm seeing some cool stuff coming from the LR. I'm pretty sure the tank is cycled, even though I never saw any spikes in NH4, NO2.
My first question is, should I do a small water change, even though tank is clean? I plan on adding 20-30 more lbs of live rock, which, I know will start another cycle. Should I wait until after that cycle to do a water change? I only have a 5 gal water replacement set up as I plan on doing frequent changes. Should I increase that?
Next, the literature I have doesn't say anything about replacement shells for the hermits. After reading posts, it's obvious that i should put shells in, but should I have a variety of sizes all at once or wait for growth? I'm also going to get more hermits and cleaner shrimp after "2nd" cycle.
Thanks ahead for replies![/list]
I started a 55 gal tank 3 weeks ago with crushed coral substrate, 20 lbs live rock, 2 damsels, & 2 clowns, 2 blue hermits
everything is going fine, all chemistry is stable. Everything is lively. I'm seeing some cool stuff coming from the LR. I'm pretty sure the tank is cycled, even though I never saw any spikes in NH4, NO2.
My first question is, should I do a small water change, even though tank is clean? I plan on adding 20-30 more lbs of live rock, which, I know will start another cycle. Should I wait until after that cycle to do a water change? I only have a 5 gal water replacement set up as I plan on doing frequent changes. Should I increase that?
Next, the literature I have doesn't say anything about replacement shells for the hermits. After reading posts, it's obvious that i should put shells in, but should I have a variety of sizes all at once or wait for growth? I'm also going to get more hermits and cleaner shrimp after "2nd" cycle.
Thanks ahead for replies![/list]