Hello, I know this is my first post so I will go ahead and apologize if I do anything that is a no no. I am currently in what seemed like an easy process of transferring saltwater aquariums. Im going from a 35 gallon that I inherited for free. In this 35 gallon are two clown fish less then a dozen hermit crabs and at least 50 pounds of live rock which I am assuming is all alive since he had said its been alive for over 4 years. The owner gave it away for free and it was easy to see why. I was unable to see through any pieces of the glass. The filter and wave maker where not even functioning due to all the algae growth and I couldn't even switch light bulbs due to all the evaporated salt that was stuck to the light fixture (which I finally was able to do). Getting to the point I have tested both waters and they all seem to have the same levels. Nitrates both showed up as 0ppm pH showed up at 8.4 in the 55 and 8.2 in the 35 gallon. The ammonia test seemed to have not come out currently and I am unsure as to why. I put about 20 percent of the old fish tank water which is still holding the two fish and the live rock and the rest is new water. My questions are when is it safe to transfer the live rock and seeing what the fish have been throw I feel like it couldn't get any worse for them but to be safe when is it safe for them as well. While doing research I was told as long as the live rock has been around for awhile the new live sand isn't to big of a deal and the eco system should pick up quickly. I hope this is enough information to get a few replies.
Thank you,
Ryan
Thank you,
Ryan