How Long before SPS?

[SchnitzelReef]

Funny Nick. Start taking a picture someone can actually Identify your coral and we can all believe you. So far even your polyps don't look right.

While I agree with what you say on parameters I do not agree with maturity in tanks being "BS."

I have witnessed guys doing the exact copy (equipment, water parameters, even the new water was the large tanks old for wc's, and nada)of their large tanks on their frag tanks and the sticks looked like crap in the frag tank.

Ok well Believe what u want man, but I'm telling u Tanks needing to be "mature" for SPS is a myth. I proved it wrong when I setup my frag tank. I did use water and live rock from my display, so that might have helped. I'll do it again when I setup my new display tank. New live rock and sand. I'll have SPS in it within a month, maybe 6 weeks.

We all know my pics look like shet, nobody's arguing that. But looking at ur pics, ur not one to talk about nice looking SPS....Someone had to say it. HAhahahaha.

PS: here's a tissue. Don't cry mijo.



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[wickedfish]

The pics I take contain a disclaimer. It's clearly says is you want to pay triple for the same piece and for me to pull out a nice camera I can. I'm totally guilty of not taking good pics almost ever.

But not to get off the subject, I guess ill visit once your nice coral is in your tank for a month. Then I will personally go to your house and see for myself the magic that is a new tank with no maturity.

 

[brizhound]

You can add sps whenever you want. I went about 4 months before adding sps. To judge a stable tank it can take a month of testing just to get an idea on how the tank is maturing. Start slow and add low end sps as a test if you want to be safe. DIP everything going in your tank. I added all my livestock first then started on the coral.

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[lowbudget]

So why are you going to wait 6 weeks. That is 6 weeks to mature. Put them in the same day you fill it up.

Ok well Believe what u want man, but I'm telling u Tanks needing to be "mature" for SPS is a myth. I proved it wrong when I setup my frag tank. I did use water and live rock from my display, so that might have helped. I'll do it again when I setup my new display tank. New live rock and sand. I'll have SPS in it within a month, maybe 6 weeks.

We all know my pics look like shet, nobody's arguing that. But looking at ur pics, ur not one to talk about nice looking SPS....Someone had to say it. HAhahahaha.

PS: here's a tissue. Don't cry mijo.



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[SchnitzelReef]

So why are you going to wait 6 weeks. That is 6 weeks to mature. Put them in the same day you fill it up.

I'm not waiting for it to mature, I'm waiting for it to cycle. Totally different.


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[Justkeepswimming]

I've heard that SPS should only be added once the tank is matured. How long would you say that takes on a 29 gallon biocube? Mine has been up about 4 months. Is that long enough? Thanks for any help.

After all that has been said, you can add sps! As long as your tank is stable.

 

[wickedfish]

I'm not waiting for it to mature, I'm waiting for it to cycle. Totally different.


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Add the Dr Tim's and cycle in a couple days. Then put your corals in.

 

[Justkeepswimming]

Add the Dr Tim's and cycle in a couple days. Then put your corals in.

dr. tims is good stuff!

 

[turbonut]

Stability is a must however maturity is also a must in my book. You will work way harder to keep things stable in a new tank then in one that is mature and settled in imho.

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[wickedfish]

Stability is a must however maturity is also a must in my book. You will work way harder to keep things stable in a new tank then in one that is mature and settled in imho.

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Might even be a combo of tank and owner maturity. Once you dial in a tank with proper skimmage, lighting, import/export and chemistry everything matures at that point. I just don't see how in a month or two you say okay this is a good fit. Unless you've worked with the exact dimensions and equipment.

 

[Usingthejohn]

Might even be a combo of tank and owner maturity. Once you dial in a tank with proper skimmage, lighting, import/export and chemistry everything matures at that point. I just don't see how in a month or two you say okay this is a good fit. Unless you've worked with the exact dimensions and equipment.

Maybe my opinion but I think owner maturity may be a bit kore important than tank maturity.

Reason being you may have top end equipment and what not, but you should be cognizant of changes via testing. If you arent up to task of appropriate husbandry, your SPS colonies wont thrive in the manner that others will.

In short, its acknowledging that equipment are simply tools for your tank. The success is up to the reefer. Its why ive failed at many LPS-i didnt realize how important monitoring parameters can be. If I tried sps at this point, I may as well burn money

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[lowbudget]

use your magic in a bottle to cycle.

I'm not waiting for it to mature, I'm waiting for it to cycle. Totally different.


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[lowbudget]

dont burn money give it to me

Maybe my opinion but I think owner maturity may be a bit kore important than tank maturity.

Reason being you may have top end equipment and what not, but you should be cognizant of changes via testing. If you arent up to task of appropriate husbandry, your SPS colonies wont thrive in the manner that others will.

In short, its acknowledging that equipment are simply tools for your tank. The success is up to the reefer. Its why ive failed at many LPS-i didnt realize how important monitoring parameters can be. If I tried sps at this point, I may as well burn money

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[Usingthejohn]

dont burn money give it to me

Cant. Im broke. Lol holidays and hospital co pays can tap you dry

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[watchguy123]

Big tanks have advantages. The sheer volume of water lends itself to increased stability although still need to practice good husbandry. Not even sure how one can manage a nano or pico tank

 

[reefes pieces]

To the OP if you're ever in OC I have plenty of monti frags you can try out in your tank for freezies. To everyone else, I think saying it's a must that a tank has to be mature is a pretty big blanket statement but I think it definitely works in your favor. Maybe a frag tank with just water corals and a little biological filtration may be easier to stabilize as there aren't as many factors that can swing your parameters compared to a DT. I'm pretty sure, fish, sand, rocks,inverts, and other forms of live growth in a DT can aid to parameter swings in the tank when everything is still in its infancy. Rocks leaching P04, soaking alk, etc. Which I'm sure can be compensated in a new tank with very good husbandry. So does it have to be a mature tank? No but I'm pretty sure if the poop hit the fan in your tank, you'd be hitting up the fellow reefer with an established tank and stable parameters to hold your prized coral over a reefer with a new tank maintaining good parameters.

 

[Clifford]

It's really depends on the type of sps you plan on trying. Porcillapora could be added once the tank was cycled and would do well. There are plenty of very hardy sps corals, most are not popular.