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jacksparrow7
03/17/2007, 08:34 PM
Aloha, this is what happened. A good friends 30g tank crack on the bottom and we had to empty out his tank fast. The only place to put his inhabitants where in my tank which had just finished cycling so my levels where great. Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ammonia 0 Ph 8.19 Ca 425 Phos 0.01 Alk 10.28 Kh 3.60 Salinity 1.025 temp 79. This is what we added after, I hope, proper acclimation procedures, 2 true percula clowns, 1 fighting conch, 6 scarlet crabs, 5 astrea snails, 1 Mexican turbo. Prior to this I had nothing in my tank but LR. Is this going to be to much bio load for my 90g with 20gal sump,H&S skimmer,110lbs LR, 120lbs sand 80 LIve for seed ( DSB 4"), oceanrunner 3500 return pump, 2 MJ 900 and 1 MJ 1200 PH in tank. A second question I guess would be, is the fighting conch going to ruin my DSB and are they bad to begin with. My friends wife just gave him this conch as a gift without researching it first, big no no in my book. Any help would be great.
Mahalo Jack

Bebo77
03/17/2007, 08:38 PM
you only added 2 fish?'

you should be fine

drummereef
03/17/2007, 08:39 PM
In a 90, not at all.

kmf507
03/17/2007, 08:40 PM
I THINK you may be okay. If your tank finished cycling and you added two clowns, I don't think that would be out of the ordinary. Those smaller inverts do not generate much of a bioload. I would feed sparingly for a couple of days. Maybe check parameters on Monday and change some of the water if necessary. I think it should be okay though.

Your DSB likely doesn't have much built up yet, so I wouldn't worry about it being disturbed.

On a side note, you may later find you want more flow in your 90g than the three MJs (and return). I find myself doing this as I add more coral.

Mariner
03/17/2007, 08:49 PM
IMO, You ought to be in good shape. What you added amounts to very little bioload for a cycled 90g, especially one that's set up as well as yours.
Also, I think that the fighting conch is a great addition. I've got one in both my tanks.
Mariner

Zestay
03/17/2007, 09:35 PM
all i can say is.. freebies!

=P