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[$INI$T3R]

Ok guys... So this is what i have... I bought 2 jabeo 304's (350gal hr.) and 2 emp. 400's (400 gal hr.) I also have 4 300W heaters... I set everything up on saturday night/sunday morning... I put in stress coat via the LFS said that was the best to help start the bio load. I have 4 Pbass and 2 North american Large mouth bass. How long should i wait before i put them in there. I put 2 rosies in here on Sunday Morning, and there still doing just fine swimming in an OCEAN (comapred to the 10 gal feeder tank they came from)... Let me know what you think.

Oh by the way ill let you know how the Jabeo's work as soon as they come in... Ill get a few pics as soon as i can...

 

[The True Guapote]

Are any of your filters "used"? That is have you had them on any other tanks? If so they should have sufficient amounts of beneficial bacteria "BB" that you could add your bass to the tank. If not, you're probably going to want to cycle the tank first with the feeders, perhaps a few more wouldn't hurt if you choose to cycle the tank. Also size of the fish comes into play, if the bass are larger then they're going to produce more ammonia and it may overwhelm your bio-filter and put your fish at risk of ammonia/nitrite poisoning.
I'll say this, normally I'm a very IMpatient person...but when it comes to pbass, I try and take my time and do it the RIGHT way. If you go rushing things normally it turns out for the worse. I'm not trying to lecture you but I am trying to urge you to think about possibilities that could happen if you rush stocking the tank... JM2C

 

[Venom SS]

Stress coat will do nothing to speed your bio along. Its more of a water conditioner. Stress Zyme is supposed to help though, but its validity has recently come into question. If all your filters are brand new it will be a long time untill it is fish ready. If youve got an established filter or filter media it will help alot, but keep in mind that the bacteria on the established filter need to feed so you will need some source of ammonia immediatly to keep it alive. My 350g has been running with small doses of established media for 5 weeks and it still isnt fully cycled. The ammonia spike is over but nitrites are still extremely high.

 

[ado124]

Are the emperor's new? If so it might take awhile for the tank to cycle. You'll just have to monitor the ammonia, nitrates and nitrite levels. I believe when ammonia is 0ppm, nitrites are 0 ppm, and nitrates are 20ppm or less, you're ready to start introducing your fish to the tank. They sell stuff at the LFS to help speed this up by introducing beneficial bacteria in a bottle. Hope that helps.

 

[$INI$T3R]

Are any of your filters "used"? That is have you had them on any other tanks? If so they should have sufficient amounts of beneficial bacteria "BB" that you could add your bass to the tank. If not, you're probably going to want to cycle the tank first with the feeders, perhaps a few more wouldn't hurt if you choose to cycle the tank. Also size of the fish comes into play, if the bass are larger then they're going to produce more ammonia and it may overwhelm your bio-filter and put your fish at risk of ammonia/nitrite poisoning.
I'll say this, normally I'm a very IMpatient person...but when it comes to pbass, I try and take my time and do it the RIGHT way. If you go rushing things normally it turns out for the worse. I'm not trying to lecture you but I am trying to urge you to think about possibilities that could happen if you rush stocking the tank... JM2C

Im impatient also... I just want to see them in that big tank... But i dont want to kill them... The emporers are used... I dont know how long they were put away... but everything was dry... the bio wheels were the only thing that came with them (for 40.00 so i wont complain) I will put in some of my older filters today... And my cichla are between 4-5" right now and the NA Large Mouths are the same...

 

[lunk71]

good luck $in .. gonna look good in the 210 ..