Moving/upgrading the aquariums
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Topic: Moving/upgrading the aquariums
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Subject: Moving/upgrading the aquariums
Date Posted: March 20 2012 at 1:12pm
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Im in the process of moving into my new apartment and I have some questions about moving the aquariums. I have an original 29g biocube with sand/LR/corals and a few nano-sized fish. My girlfriend has a 29g HQI, her water quality went south and all her fish died, ive taken over maintenance on her tank. I wondering if i can empty her tank and put the contents of my tank in there immediately or will i need to cycle her tank first. Also when i move the tanks i dont want to stir up to much of the sand bed, the LFS said it would be a good idea to rinse the sand out with some of the saltwater and to keep a large portion of the tank water to keep your biologicals. How much should i keep and how soon after setting the tank back up should i do a water change? |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 20 2012 at 2:43pm
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The answers to most of your questions are in the discussions we have had that are linked below in the Reefkeeping Tips. Look for the three related tips on "Moving a tank...", "using old sand" and more.
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Posted By: Melissa
Date Posted: March 20 2012 at 2:58pm
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I read through Mark's tips before moving an established 72 bowfront to my house. Worked like a charm and there was no new cycle. |
Posted By: Clanure
Date Posted: March 20 2012 at 9:30pm
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I moved a 90g and managed to keep everything (coral and fish) alive. I kept 95% of the water for the move and let the sand settle a bit after the move before adding the fish and LR with coral on it. It's been up and running now for about 3 weeks. The LFS said to wait a couple of weeks before a water change to let things settle. Lynn |
Posted By: fishnfresh
Date Posted: March 20 2012 at 9:56pm
| I have done a few tank moves, didnt rinse the sand used as much of the water as I could. Best thing is do it as fast as you can without letting it sit. Also used Alpha after everything was back in the tank.Everything went great.Good luck. |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 21 2012 at 12:32pm
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Water changes are over-rated. I recommend keeping a close eye on Alk, & Ca, and only occasional checking of Mg and I(Iodine/Iodide). Add inexpensive homemade supplements as needed and do just 10% monthly water changes. Food provides most of the trace elements but watch carefully to avoid overfeeding. Keep a close eye on algae growth, adding more snails as necessary to keep nuisance algae in check. Let the biofiltration grow, even to the point of the tank being a little "dirty" or overgrown in places because this is the way Mother Nature does her biofiltration with LS, LR, Algae and LW.  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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