Patrick;738507 wrote: There is not set waiting period as a matter of time. What is important is to match the temp within 1-2 degrees F, the salinity to within 1 ppt or .002 if using specific gravity, and the pH. So long as those parameters are nearly the same, th<u>e fish can be added same day. I know this because ALL of my fish have gone thru this process. N</u>ow corals you might want to make sure the alk and Ca are close too, because....depending on the coral.....they can be sensitive to wide changes in these parameters.
You can add plants?...macroalgae? Seagrass? as soon as things are up and running. Bear in mind though that if there is no bioload in the system, they may not thrive as well as when the bioload is present. My recommendation is to use chaetomorphia. It is an easy macroalgae to grow and keep. Very few downsides. If you use Caulerpa, it is good too, but requires more pruning and maintenance and it can release caulerpenyne....a coral toxin.....and fish toxin in high enough concentrations (but rare from the amount you will likely keep). This can make delicate corals with limited ability to retract polyps fair poorly. Running carbon may be in order if you go with caulerpa. Of course, some use it without any issues. So not trying to alarm you.....just inform.
