Need Help with what to do with new adding a bunch of fish at once

[cally2k]

So I have a 150gallon tank thats in the process of cycling i have live rock, live sand, neptune apex the whole setup with trident, dosing and dosing skimmer and sump. I used turbo start and 2 small clowns to do cycle and everything seems to be going good.I also have a 60gallon frag tank thats cycled. Heres the problem a friend tank sprung a bad leak and he just quit , so he comes to my house with a 50 gallon tub with 13 fish in it mostly tangs , mandarin goby, foxface,triger, and clowns. Do any one heave ideas on how i can manage this eitheir way seems screwed and fish store way to far and i would like to try to keep them if i canbelowe were my ideas.

1. Put it 150 and put safe in everyday until tank can establish itself
2. Setup some QT stations i have a 30 gal long, 20 gallon long and (3) 10 gallon tanks Do water refresh every week

any ideas or suggestions are welcomed the more the merrier

 

[mike550]

@cally2k that’s a nice problem to have. If you’ve used Turbostart your tank is cycled and can probably handle more fish. If the fish were healthy at your friends house I would just go for it — or maybe three fish at a time over four days or so.

By the way. I wouldn’t use safe. You have a full blown system. Just watch for ammonia and nitrate levels

 

[cally2k]

@cally2k that’s a nice problem to have. If you’ve used Turbostart your tank is cycled and can probably handle more fish. If the fish were healthy at your friends house I would just go for it — or maybe three fish at a time over four days or so.

By the way. I wouldn’t use safe. You have a full blown system. Just watch for ammonia and nitrate levels

even with that i still need a place for the remaining 10

 

[TheBear78]

Obviously it can be done just like the fully stocked tanks that just appear at shows. Your tank is cycled for the current bioload just not for 15 fish.
I'm not sure if additional turbostart would help as I'm not familiar with using it in this way. I'm sure someone here has done similar?

 

[cally2k]

Obviously it can be done just like the fully stocked tanks that just appear at shows. Your tank is cycled for the current bioload just not for 15 fish.
I'm not sure if additional turbostart would help as I'm not familiar with using it in this way. I'm sure someone here has done similar?

agreed thats why i said if i put them in their i can put safe in their untill it acclimates to the bioload

 

[vlangel]

How long has your 150 gallon tank been cycling? I am thinking that at least some of those fish should go in your tank and you can feed them very lightly. Quite a few can go in the established 60 gallon frag system. And the rest can go in the 30 gallon where you can manage ammonia with water changes.

 

[cally2k]

How long has your 150 gallon tank been cycling? I am thinking that at least some of those fish should go in your tank and you can feed them very lightly. Quite a few can go in the established 60 gallon frag system. And the rest can go in the 30 gallon where you can manage ammonia with water changes.

not long at all its been a week i just checked amonia low nitrites high, but if the ammonia and nitrate is just the problem cant safe take car of that?

 

[vlangel]

not long at all its been a week i just checked amonia low nitrites high, but if the ammonia and nitrate is just the problem cant safe take car of that?

It's not safe to add fish with ammonia and nitrite still reading. I was hoping that the cycle was further along.

 

[Eric R.]

Did he happen to bring any rock from his system, or did he happen to keep it wet such that you can drop it into some of your smaller tanks, spread out the fish bioload? Using established rock and keeping a small number of fish per tank might help you control ammonia levels. If it's old rock, be sure to rinse it very thoroughly with clean saltwater and use a turkey baster to blast out any gunk before putting into a new tank or you may end up with fairly high nitrates.

 

[vlangel]

Did he happen to bring any rock from his system, or did he happen to keep it wet such that you can drop it into some of your smaller tanks, spread out the fish bioload? Using established rock and keeping a small number of fish per tank might help you control ammonia levels. If it's old rock, be sure to rinse it very thoroughly with clean saltwater and use a turkey baster to blast out any gunk before putting into a new tank or you may end up with fairly high nitrates.

Yes, I think if this is possible that it is a good idea.