Treezer8
Reefing newb
Ok bare with me, here's my situtation.
i have a 30gal tank that has been running for exactly 1 year.
It contains: (fish wise)
2 Ocellaris clownfish (one lives in a RBTA)
Watchmen Goby
Yellow tang(I got it when it was a baby, and now has grown a little bit and It's going to the bigger tank)
Cleaner Shrimp
And they're all doing extremely well
I got a free 75gal tank a long time ago, and about a month ago I first got it running.
It contains:(fish wise)
Royal gamma---He has been doing outstanding, he was my test fish. Been there for about 9-10days. eats everything I give him, no signs of stress
That's the only fish, rest is a big CUC for some hair algae I was getting that grew out of the substrate(urchins, nudibranch, snails)
Here's my question
The 75gal has been ready for fish for a while, all the levels are perfect except the alkalinity is a little low.
All the fish, corals, and liverock that are in the 30gal are moving in the 75gal.
I'm not ready to put all the corals in, or the anemone, because I'm scared at the alk levels, but the fish are my concern now.
What is the best way to make the exchange from their 30gal home, to the 75gal?
The tanks are literally 1ft away from eachother. I would like to change the fish asap, because I believe my nitrate problem in that tank is the amount of livestock I have.
Also, will the clownfish get stressed if I take it away from its anemone? Should I just take the tang out for now? I just don't want to lose any of them =\, but I want the tang to be in a bigger home. He's still very small, but it's going to be a while until I can get him into a bigger tank.
I will not be adding ANY other fish into that 75gal, I only want the fish that I currently own. Maybe down the line in a few months I might add a small fish or a mandarin.
i have a 30gal tank that has been running for exactly 1 year.
It contains: (fish wise)
2 Ocellaris clownfish (one lives in a RBTA)
Watchmen Goby
Yellow tang(I got it when it was a baby, and now has grown a little bit and It's going to the bigger tank)
Cleaner Shrimp
And they're all doing extremely well
I got a free 75gal tank a long time ago, and about a month ago I first got it running.
It contains:(fish wise)
Royal gamma---He has been doing outstanding, he was my test fish. Been there for about 9-10days. eats everything I give him, no signs of stress
That's the only fish, rest is a big CUC for some hair algae I was getting that grew out of the substrate(urchins, nudibranch, snails)
Here's my question
The 75gal has been ready for fish for a while, all the levels are perfect except the alkalinity is a little low.
All the fish, corals, and liverock that are in the 30gal are moving in the 75gal.
I'm not ready to put all the corals in, or the anemone, because I'm scared at the alk levels, but the fish are my concern now.
What is the best way to make the exchange from their 30gal home, to the 75gal?
The tanks are literally 1ft away from eachother. I would like to change the fish asap, because I believe my nitrate problem in that tank is the amount of livestock I have.
Also, will the clownfish get stressed if I take it away from its anemone? Should I just take the tang out for now? I just don't want to lose any of them =\, but I want the tang to be in a bigger home. He's still very small, but it's going to be a while until I can get him into a bigger tank.
I will not be adding ANY other fish into that 75gal, I only want the fish that I currently own. Maybe down the line in a few months I might add a small fish or a mandarin.
