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Old 02-03-2008, 05:09 PM   #2 (permalink)
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You have added waaaaaaaaaaay too many animals. I usually add one yellow tail damsel when I start a tank and let that sucker cycle for 8 weeks before I add more fish. Heck I don't add a refugium to a tank until it's several months old because the macro algae doesn't have enough to "eat" in such a new setup. However, in your situation, the refugium might do you some good.

Please, is there any chance that you can take most if not all of those critters back to the store to hold for you until your tank finishes cycling? Your tank simply cannot support such a heavy bioload at this point and anemones require very mature tanks and very high lighting. The fact that you're still reading nitrites means most certain death for your invertebrates. That high of an ammonia and nitrate level can and might kill all of your fish. Also, the food that you're feeding is bound to cause you some problems in the long run as it's polluting your water. I don't see any fish on your list that would require that kind of food.

Sorry if I sound like I'm lecturing but you stand to lose most, if not everything, in your tank at this point.


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