little confused

[Ted]

Ok since I decided to do the nano build in September I have started really looking at corals. I have always been a fish person before. Anyway i have been looking at the nano coral packs on the online sellers and im wondering can you realy add 4 of 5 corals at one time? Just goes against the grain with me. Always one fish wait 3 to 4 weeks are corals that different? :shock:

 

[mblack]

corals do not significantly affect the biological filtration of the tank as they have no waste so you can add lots at once. I would take it slow if you're new though.

 

[yote]

+1 Mblack

 

[Bifferwine]

Yup, what he said. They don't produce waste like fish do, so you don't have to wait in between additions (kinda like your cleaner crew).

 

[daugherty]

add as much as you want but you need to make shure your water quality is good to start with.

 

[Ted]

Thanks for the info. You would think that would be one of the first thing the books would tell you. Guess I missed it

 

[dcantucson]

I agree with all the above.

One thing to remember is that if your water quality isn't just right you will lose all your sps corals. Because of that I would recommend adding them slowly and watching them to see how they do to minimize your loses. You could add 5-6 corals yes, but you could also lose 5-6 coral all at once.

Good luck!

 

[Epos]

Another thing about adding a whole bunch at one time is keeping an eye on all 5 while they settle in. I like to only add a few at a time so I can devote attention to them and make sure they're opening up in the spot they're at. But other than that there's no reason you couldn't add 5 at a time.