Watar parameters to introduce CUC

[ramsey]

That should be fine for the temperature though I'd try to get it down to about 79-80 with 2-3 degree max fluctuation. Also, I cycled my tank for about 2 months before I added my CUC. There was A TON of algae! I wish I had taken pictures. However, I added a handful of snails, three scarlet reef hermits and an emerald crab. Three days later, 90% of the algae was gone. It sounds too good to be true but you'd be very surprised how much the CUC can eat. The emerald is a PIG! He works hard to keep the tank clean.

[edit] Ammonia, nitrites and nitrates were all 0 when I added my CUC.