mature tank

[jun]

1) wat does a mature tank means??

2) how long does it takes for a tank to mature?

3) am i right to say tat the chances of fishes NOT dying is lower when the tank is more mature???

thanks..... hope u guys can provide mi the info

[alex826768]

yes u can say tat ... most tanks take abt 6 mths to a year ...

[xersion]

1) A mature tank means that ur water is already bery stable.

2) Some will tank 6 months some might take 3 years. Depends on individual.

3) Thats for sure

[jervismun]

But you must also make sure the water condition is at optimal level all the time... a lot of time, due to lack of attention... mature tank = deteriorating tank... where reefers get lazy and sick of doing all the maintenance... the excitement simply fades away (for some reefers only).

It also depends on what kinda equipmen you are using... if you tank is made up of 10 pieces of unreliable equipments, 6 months is about time you see some of them starting to show sign of failing... for example:

Month #8: Main pump malfunction, only discover 2 days later

Month #10: Chiller went haywire... tank went unchilled for 3 days

Month #11: Something wrong with the skimmer pump, no skimming for 4 days

All these little accidents will affect your system for sure... so longer time may not necessarily be better