cycled tank/water

[ping29]

so it has been a month and all is well in tank land everyting checks out which is very exciting .now should i do a water change or just leave the water alone,was told to leave it but not sure if i trust source. happy day happy day

 

[Anonymous]

I would do a water change before you start to stock.

 

[Anonymous]

I would do a water change before you start to stock.

Yup, I'd do as big a one as possible. What's your water testing at now?

 

[ping29]

ok great well do my ph is 8.2 ammonia o nitrite o nitrate 10 hardness is 10 no other test has been done. tank is 90 gallons what percent of water change 30% or?

 

[Anonymous]

However large a waterchange you can do ping, I'd do at least 30%. As you still have some nitrates showing things aren't quite cycled yet so go slowly in terms of adding critters. It takes time for the bacterial populations to establsih themselves.

Remember, nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank.

 

[ping29]

ok well do. on a diff note i found a crab that must of hitched a ride on the liverocks i got should i be feeding him or? not sure how he lasted through the cycle and i didnt turn on lights until yesterday, has black claws cant seem to find a pic ,soon well post a pic or 2 next time maybe help out with identity of soom things. thanks for feedback

 

[Anonymous]

A picture would help ID the critter, but you can start looking in this thread:

http://www.reefs.org/hhfaq/

Lots of good pictures and info...

 

[ping29]

cant figure out how to post pics,pics are to big. so is it bad to have bubbles in your tank i was told fish can die is this true there isnt that much but you can notice .and one more well a blenny live in a tank with no sand on the bottom sorry iam all over the place so many ???

 

[Anonymous]

cant figure out how to post pics,pics are to big. so is it bad to have bubbles in your tank i was told fish can die is this true there isnt that much but you can notice .and one more well a blenny live in a tank with no sand on the bottom sorry iam all over the place so many ???

It depends on what species of blenny. As far as posting pictures, you need to resize them smaller. Most camera software has a way to do that, what program are you using?

 

[ping29]

so would like to add a lawnmower blenny or bicolor no sure yet well start new post and put pics there in 5