Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!hoptoad!amdcad!decwrl!ucbvax!rutgers!galaxy!andromeda!whitling From: whitling@andromeda.UUCP Newsgroups: alt.aquaria Subject: Re: Stocking (Was Re: Nitrification...) Message-ID: <298@galaxy> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 11:15:54 EST Article-I.D.: galaxy.298 Posted: Thu Dec 3 11:15:54 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 20:07:27 EST References: <7044@pur-ee.UUCP> <155@bacchus.DEC.COM> Sender: news@galaxy Reply-To: whitling@andromeda.UUCP (Donna Whitlinger) Organization: Eagle Winged Palace Lines: 33 Keywords: Mini-Cycles, Overload Summary: Rushing things a bit! In article <7092@pur-ee.UUCP> tom@pur-ee.UUCP (Tom McCain) writes: > >Well as of Nov. 29 my 10 gallon tank went through nitrification with >flying colors! Since then I've added 2 fish and one anemone to the tank >along with the clown and damsel that have been in for a few weeks. >Things seem to be going very well...so far. [deleted text about fish size] >roughly the size of a silver dollar. Since this is all I plan to put >in the tank I hope it continues to maintain itself! I hope I'm wrong, but I think you have a problem. In the first place, salt-water tanks tend to go through mini-cycles with each new fish added so fish should be added one-at-time to keep the cycle peaks minimal. Since you've added at least 2 fish (no one can tell me whether anemones contribute to the nitrate cycle), the mini-cycle might not be so small. If your local aquarium store provides hospital facilities for marine fish, I would watch the nitrites-nitrates closely and be prepared to relocate the fish at the first sign of distress. Otherwise, pray for good luck. Additionally, 4 fish and an anemone seems like an unusually heavy load for a ten gallon tank. At one time I maintained a 38 gallon marine tank and was told that more that 4 or 5 fish would overload that tank. It might work as long as you never suffer any extended power failures and are absolutely reliable about water changes and such. >--- > >*Tom McCain >*...!pur-ee!tom Donna Whitlinger Rutgers University, Newark, NJ {...}!rutgers!andromeda!whitling