NewburyNewbie
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I have a new 80gallon tank with a 29g sump/refugium. I put around 40lbs of live sand and 40lbs of cured live rock in the tank nine days ago. I also added 20lbs of garf grunge six days ago. Yesterday, I added 25lbs of non-cured live rock. There is no heater yet. My 300W heater will arrive and will be turned on Sunday. No lights yet. How do I know it is safe to add livestock? Should I add snails and crab beforehand? Should I include shrimp and some sand shifters? Should I get a 2 or three chromis to test it out for a few days? I do have an engineer goby from my small 15gallon setup. I am trying to be patient but am itching to add some livestock.