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Old 04-18-2008, 12:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Ok so it has already been one month that my tank has been cycling and all of my water parameters are good, and the alkalinity is fine....

Right now I have a yellow tang and a namo in their...

How long should i wait to add a coral???? only one...


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Should be ok to go ahead and add a first one, My advice, start with something cheap and very hardy, I.E. GSP or Xenia i think they can survive a nuclear holocaust


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which one is a GSP??
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What kind of lighting have you got again?

Oh, and I would wait at least another month before adding corals. 4 weeks does not a cycle make


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