How long should i wait to add fish or coral or inverts??

[Namscam]

80 gallon tank...have bout 80 lbs of LR but still trying to get more....have about 100 lbs of live sand from existing system that i bought from the fish store and 50 lbs of base sand. 2 clown fish 2 goby 2 anemone, a few green and purple mushroom and and 2 large feather duster

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Namscam

as a matter of fact yes, but i only write this way on the computer....of course i m not goin to write or talk like this formally...shit its not like i m a ref or n e thing.....i can probably speak and write just as good if not better than most people

I guess I just have no problem writing,and reading complete words. I just find it easier to understand. But then that's me I guess. Computer keyboards have things like shift keys, and I like to use them.

[Son Of Skyline]

Uh...ok really, is that something that needs to be pointed out?

Originally Posted by Bob_I

English as a second language

[Namscam]

well as you can see i like to do things fast so no time to type correctly or use shift on computer unless its formally required

[kuatto]

What kind of livestock do you have and can you maybe put them in a friend's tank untill the tank is cycled?

[Namscam]

figi LR...and yeah i can put them in a friends tank

[kuatto]

Thats problaly the best thing to do than,and once the fish are removed get more rock from an established tank to jumpstart the cycle.Hope things work out.

Jim

PS:would like to hear what kind of lighting and filtration your planning on running.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Son Of Skyline

Uh...ok really, is that something that needs to be pointed out?

No, I don't think this needs to be pointed out. The language and spelling threads should stay in the lounge. Thanks!

[Delphinus]

I'm glad to hear you might consider moving a things for the moment into an established tank. I was really concerned when I read you have two anemones in your 80g...

1. Anemones should not be mixed when in small to moderate sized tanks at the best of times, unless they are clones of one another. They can interfere with each other.

2. Anemones require a tank that has stabilized. You can't rush the cycling process, but even if a tank is cycled after a week, there's just chemical/biological chaos in a system that is less than six months old. Anemones will have a really tough time adapting to captivity in conditions like that. All too often, they don't make it, which is a tragedy, because it means it was collected out of the wild only to perish.

You have to slow down if you want to get long-term enjoyment out of the hobby. Going too fast only sets you up for stress down the road.

Stepping on the soapbox ...
The ocean is not a grocery store for us to remove whatever we fancy at our whim. If we continue this attitude, there will be nothing left to collect within a few short years. When you purchase livestock for this hobby, bear in mind that only a very small percentage is captive propagated ... the rest has been removed from a real reef somewhere. That collection process has a real impact. Our reefs are disappearing; the least we can do is try not to encourage unsustainable collection practises. This means, each and every purchase needs to be a careful, measured decision. If we're not emphatically 100% certain that we can care for this animal for it's natural lifespan, then I think the question needs to be asked, what are we doing?

So, a few weeks to wait is really nothing. Reef tanks success is measured in units of years. I know it's frustrating at first, but anything that is worthwhile is worth waiting a little while for. I think you will be much happier if you let things progress at their own rate then if you rush it. Every stage of a tank's maturation is really quite exciting on its own. You can literally see things pop out of the rockwork.

I do wish you all the best success with your new tank, and welcome you to this very exciting pastime.

[Buccaneer]

You might want to take the Anemone's back to the LFS and wait at least 6 months before you consider getting another one ( and only one to start ) ... did the LFS employee not warn you about putting all that stuff in a new tank ?

Cheers