what would be a good length of time to wait before you put fish and coral into a 500 gallon tank with a 90 gallon sump, it has live rock, and sand added????
saltwater culturing
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Was that live rock cured? The first thing to do is take some water sample tests and see how the levels are.
there's no real number anyone can give you.. every tank is different and under it's own set of circumsatnces..
once there is no nitrite or ammonia t is safe to add fish.. certain fish need more established tanks than others and should be added 6 months to a year after the tank is cycled
once there is no nitrite or ammonia t is safe to add fish.. certain fish need more established tanks than others and should be added 6 months to a year after the tank is cycled
not to mention that the amount of water your going to want to filter is going to be to much volume/hour for a 90 to effectively filter. Aslo increasing the amount of micro bubble production which will equal more in the tank. I would consider combining two 90's at least because neither of them can be full, otherwise you will have a flood when you shut the pumps off for cleaning/maintenance, feeding or power outages. Cattle Troughs work great for large system sumps and can be drilled and plumbed as easily as an acrylic tank most times. they are also relatively cheap depending on size.
Not only must your ammonia & nitrite be 0 but after that happens your nitrate will spike & you must do water changes until that is <10.