Hi Titus 99,
Thanks for responding. The two fish have been in two and a half weeks at least I think. I don't have a protein skimmer as they don't make them for the 8g. I think I may be overfeeding so will cut down or go to a little bit twice per day. The livestock eat washed mysis voraciously and gobble it all up within about a minute. My friend has been doing this for years and just called to chat about it and he's bringing me some cheato later in the week. I'm not going to use the nitrate destroyer after all and will take it back unopened.
I should clarify that I do a 25% water change weekly and the nitrates started rising in relation to the fish addition obviously. They had been zero with just the soft corals in there. I have started a larger tank with a protein skimmer and it's just settling in.
Any other suggestions would be helpful and thanks again.
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