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Set up your quarantine tank. If one child is good, two children are better. Spread this sand evenly along the bottom of the tank then just have a power head heater hang on for altering light. A paper tube gives new fish a place to hide in and sometime makes them easier to catch when going into the main tank.
When you get new fish, leave them in the quarantine tank for at least two weeks to make sure they are healthy and not carrying any parasites. I put copper in the quarantine tank and take out the carbon from the filter as the carbon will remove the copper too soon from the water. I keep the salinity very low in this tank, about 1.010. This will not hurt the fish but will kill any parasites that will be on them.
Take time while acclimating them to this environment with such a low salt content. Less but most important step is to backup your electricity. You put so much time and effort into your tank, don’t let a power outage ruin your investment. If the power goes out, your fishing collars can suffocate from lack of oxygen. A battery backup could be bought at any electronic store. Hook it up to your power heads and/or main pump. As water flow not temperature or light is the most important thing in your tank. If you wish further protection, a generator is always a good option. You won’t need much power for the tank, just enough for your power heads and main pump.
Another good tip is to label the ends of your electrical cords so you know what they are. Cycling the tank, if you have used cured rock and live sand, the tank should be ready for fish in one to three days as most of recycling has already taken place in the containers where you have cured the live rock. If you have used uncured rock and regular sand, you must monitor the ammonia level. As the ammonia will rise and fall to zero. Once your ammonia read zero, start checking for nitrites. Once your nitrite level is zero then you can start adding fish.
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