[djbacon]

I come back to this thread over and over....Seriously, what a tremendous help in getting started :-)

Timing question for you- I'm a little over 6 weeks in now and rather than starting with fish I am starting with coral..Got my first hammer coral a week ago - It is flourishing. I have an order of Zoas (about 25 polyps) on the way for introduction in about another week.

Are 2 week increments sufficient between adding species/bioload in the form of corals? Trying to take this slowly, admittedly the urge to start filling the tank is upon me :-)

I don't plan on putting a fish in there for at least another month or two and even then only one for starters.

My levels appear to be excellent - lighting is cycled in and algae is still minimal. I credit your advice for all this. The CUC has been in for almost 3 weeks and is doing well except for the first couple trochus snails which I appeared to have not acclimated well enough. Died about 2 weeks after introduction to the tank with similar levels as below. Doing weekly 3 g changes in a 14g system.

Temp 79
PH 8-8.1 and steady
Calcium - mid 400's
Alk - 9.5dkh
SG 1.024
Phos - 0
Nitrate - < .12
NH3/4 - 0