Just Started A 5 Gallon
 

wondering how long i should wait after the cycle to put in some hermits. Also how long till Zoos.
Thanks

Wait until your ammonia tests out at zero. Then clean up crew and then a couple more weeks before fish or corals. Take it SLOW.

Agreed. Is this your first SW tank? During cycling, you should have test kits for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. When the first two are at zero, you can slowly add a few inverts. Test your parameters a few more times that week and if everything remains at zero, you could add a fish and some coral.

This is my first SW tank after many years of fresh water, mostly cichlids and synos, and i do have all the test kits and all that stuff. 2-3 times enough for the checking of water parameters.

Also what would you recommend i stock the tank with. Zoos are a definate.

Not much you can stock with a 5g tank. What kind of lighting are you using? Probably just zoo's and mushrooms. I wouldnt even think about adding a fish in such a small tank, maybe a shrimp.

www.nano-reef.com You will find lots of useful information about what you can stock in a tank that size.

PC Coral life or if there is a PC with longer lasting bulbs

How many watts?

18 watts