koda_dad
Mr. Paranoid
Hi all,
Well as a lot of you know I am ordering a new tank. The problem is the new tank needs to go where my existing tank is. So....
I decided to purchased a 68 gallon setup that was just too good of deal to pass up and sell off the stuff I don't want and keep the good stuff :)
My questions is purely logistics. The tank is an hour and a half away.
I was thinking of putting the fish in 1 rubbermaid container, the rock (70lbs) in 2 others, 4 pieces of rock with anemones on them in a separate bucket. (I'll deal with trying to get them off later)
The questions are.... keep or toss the existing sandbed of this tank... it has been setup for a long time 5 years plus.
I am leaning towards tossing it. Would you bother putting any new sand back in? (remember this is a temporary home for about 1-1.5 months) If yes, how much?
As far as the rock, I was thinking I might cook the rock... or just sell it. (not sure yet....Ill know better when I see the condition)
My concern is if I toss the sand, take all the rock out I will have nothing with the needed bacteria.
This setup has fish, most of which I am trading in to my LFS. I am keeping a yellow tang and a hippo tang, blood shrimp and all snails and crabs. The corals are probably going to be traded in as well... nothing I want
So... I get home...... setup this tank... put new sand in, (or not)... use 40% water from my existing 33 gallon tank, 30% water from the newly purchased tank, 30% new salt water.
I put all of his rock in a tote and start to renew the rock.
So now I have my 33 gallon still exactly as it is... and the new 68 gallon filled and ready for the transfer of my 33.
The problem is my 33 gallon is jammed packed. It has 70lbs of rock and TONS and TONS of corals... What is the best way to slowly move them over??
And should I leave the newly purchased tank setup for a while before I move anything over? Would you put the hippo and yellow in the 33 temporarily and then move them over to the 68 gallon in a few days? (tang police please relax as this is temporary until the real new 135 gallon tank comes)
Any advice welcomed....
Well as a lot of you know I am ordering a new tank. The problem is the new tank needs to go where my existing tank is. So....
I decided to purchased a 68 gallon setup that was just too good of deal to pass up and sell off the stuff I don't want and keep the good stuff :)
My questions is purely logistics. The tank is an hour and a half away.
I was thinking of putting the fish in 1 rubbermaid container, the rock (70lbs) in 2 others, 4 pieces of rock with anemones on them in a separate bucket. (I'll deal with trying to get them off later)
The questions are.... keep or toss the existing sandbed of this tank... it has been setup for a long time 5 years plus.
I am leaning towards tossing it. Would you bother putting any new sand back in? (remember this is a temporary home for about 1-1.5 months) If yes, how much?
As far as the rock, I was thinking I might cook the rock... or just sell it. (not sure yet....Ill know better when I see the condition)
My concern is if I toss the sand, take all the rock out I will have nothing with the needed bacteria.
This setup has fish, most of which I am trading in to my LFS. I am keeping a yellow tang and a hippo tang, blood shrimp and all snails and crabs. The corals are probably going to be traded in as well... nothing I want
So... I get home...... setup this tank... put new sand in, (or not)... use 40% water from my existing 33 gallon tank, 30% water from the newly purchased tank, 30% new salt water.
I put all of his rock in a tote and start to renew the rock.
So now I have my 33 gallon still exactly as it is... and the new 68 gallon filled and ready for the transfer of my 33.
The problem is my 33 gallon is jammed packed. It has 70lbs of rock and TONS and TONS of corals... What is the best way to slowly move them over??
And should I leave the newly purchased tank setup for a while before I move anything over? Would you put the hippo and yellow in the 33 temporarily and then move them over to the 68 gallon in a few days? (tang police please relax as this is temporary until the real new 135 gallon tank comes)
Any advice welcomed....
