Hello all,
I have a 210 gallon tank that I am keeping fallow but with tons of coral for 3 months (I had an ich outbreak in my 75 gallon display tank and transferred lots of coral from that tank into this one as well as some rock and I’m trying to be careful and eliminate the possibility of any eggs that may have lingered on the rock or coral from the outbreak). Some hair algae is starting to show up on my sand bed as well as some rock. I have added 3 emerald crabs and have more on the way as well as ~100 astrea snails. I also have 6 more emeralds on the way along with 20 Mexican turbo snails. My question: how many conch should I add for a tank this size? I have approximately 2 inches of live sand (from TBS) that were added at startup and did an amazing job of cycling the tank almost instantly and have allowed for incredible stability early on so I think there’s more than enough food for the critters.
Parameters for those that will ask:
Phosphate: 0.03 (Hannah), Nitrate: 2-6 depending on the day (Hannah) and picture below for remaining parameters.
I have a 210 gallon tank that I am keeping fallow but with tons of coral for 3 months (I had an ich outbreak in my 75 gallon display tank and transferred lots of coral from that tank into this one as well as some rock and I’m trying to be careful and eliminate the possibility of any eggs that may have lingered on the rock or coral from the outbreak). Some hair algae is starting to show up on my sand bed as well as some rock. I have added 3 emerald crabs and have more on the way as well as ~100 astrea snails. I also have 6 more emeralds on the way along with 20 Mexican turbo snails. My question: how many conch should I add for a tank this size? I have approximately 2 inches of live sand (from TBS) that were added at startup and did an amazing job of cycling the tank almost instantly and have allowed for incredible stability early on so I think there’s more than enough food for the critters.
Parameters for those that will ask:
Phosphate: 0.03 (Hannah), Nitrate: 2-6 depending on the day (Hannah) and picture below for remaining parameters.