No fish today.
As I was on the way to the LFS to purchase the Ocellaris, it suddenly occurred to me that it just 'didn't feel right'. Instead, I purchased half a dozen cerith snails, and added them to the cleaning crew.
Although all the water parameters are excellent (ammo 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 sali 1.024 Ph 8.3), it still just seems too early. Started the tank on July 20th and it just seems too early. When the cleaning crew gets control of the diatoms, and the tank looks like it did when I started, (at the rate they're going, I figure another week or so, tops.) THEN it will be time for the Ocellaris. Any thoughts? And to clarify, I assume the bacteria will still be ok in there, as the cleaning crew are giving off some food for them, right?