Red Sea MAX User Manual
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• Stocking rate: Stock your aquarium gradually to allow the
biological filtration to catch up to the new inhabitants.
• Introducing species: Introduce the more docile species
first. This allows them to acclimate themselves to the
aquarium before you add larger, more active and
aggressive species.
Stocking fish and invertebrates
Once you have selected the species, you must determine how
many fish you can successfully keep in MAX. While that
depends on many factors, in general, you should stock no
more than 1 cm (0.4") of fully grown fish per 4 liters (1
gallon) of free water volume. We recommend that you stock
no more than 35 cm (14") of fully grown fish. Remember to
consider the desired species' maximum sizes when calculating
this figure.
Invertebrates
Among the many species of invertebrates available to the
hobbyist, you will find many differences in the natural
habitats of these creatures that dictate the physical conditions
required for them to flourish, such as light and current. Corals
adapt well to different lighting conditions, but some are more
sensitive to change than others. Corals take time to adjust to
new environments, and you can help this process along.
If your corals come from a mature reef aquarium:
• Try to place them such that their new environment
duplicates the original lighting and currents as closely as
possible. You will know that the coral has adjusted when
it expands fully and displays full coloration.
• Continue to monitor the coral's adjustment to its new
location. If it appears to shrink and decrease its
coloration, relocate it to another position.
Acclimation
The water that holds the fish and invertebrates during
packaging has a different pH, temperature and salinity from
those of your aquarium. Fish, and especially invertebrates,
react easily to even minor changes in these parameters, so
proper acclimation is the key to their successful relocation.
To acclimatize your tank
Place the fish/coral/invertebrate, with all of the water
from its bag, into a bucket. Set the bucket on the floor
next to MAX.
With some air line tubing and a flow valve, run a siphon
drip line from MAX to the bucket.
Start a siphon and slowly allow the tank water to drip into
the bucket, using the valve to adjust the drip rate. Keep
the drip fairly slow; too fast a drip can change the
parameters too quickly and shock the creatures.
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