I think my tank is leaking??
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SeeCrabRun
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There isn't anyone around here that knows what they are doing. Petco is my closest LFS and it is still an hour away. I guess I'll have to get a new tank.
But how do I keep the corals safe with all the moving around?
But how do I keep the corals safe with all the moving around?
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SeeCrabRun
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What about the sand bed? It isn't exactly a deep one, but I don't vacuum it. Do I put it in the bucket too?
leptang
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I've moved my tank many times, and if your rocks are cycled you should be in the safe as they have all the bacteria needed, as long as they aren't out of water to long. Your sand should be clean enough to reuse it as its only 6 months old. Just keep an eye on ammonia spikes use prime for detoxing it if you need to. Put everything in one large cooler or new plastic trash can, water from your tank and all. Add a pump to circulate water and a heater. Then get your tank repaired. Or have a new tank ready then pull everything out in buckets then add everything back in to the new tank once in place of the old tank.
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So they definitely still need the light in the bucket. Power head and heater, should I add an air bubbler too?
Sand and water from old tank, rock, coral, fish.
So prime is safe to use for coral? I thought it was for fish.
How long do you think it's OK for them to stay in the bucket?
Sand and water from old tank, rock, coral, fish.
So prime is safe to use for coral? I thought it was for fish.
How long do you think it's OK for them to stay in the bucket?
leptang
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Well you probably can just lower your water level in your tank to just above your rocks to reduce excive pressure, and leave everything in the tank if you pumps and filters can still run. But its your call on other waiting until you get a new tank before break everything down. Or putting everything in a containment Ben and letting it sit for a week with a pump a heater and a light. Your call I wish you the best of luck.
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So a week is OK to be in the bucket?
It's the brute trashcan I usually use for mixing saltwater for water changes. It's a little on the small side, but I assume that's OK as long as everything safely fits.
Thanks for the help. I've had nothing but trouble since I started this tank and I finally was feeling like things were going my way! But now this :/
It's the brute trashcan I usually use for mixing saltwater for water changes. It's a little on the small side, but I assume that's OK as long as everything safely fits.
Thanks for the help. I've had nothing but trouble since I started this tank and I finally was feeling like things were going my way! But now this :/
Longnose Hawkfish
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You can secure the corals inside egg crate wherever you decide to store them. I would not remove the sand from your tank but only the live rock. This will help to avoid a mini-cycle. It stinks having a problem like this, and I hope everything works our for you.
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No it didn't blow out, but it's just as bad. I shouldn't have tried to move everything on my own. I lost our favorite fish and some corals and broke some equipment.
I'm just depressingly heartbroken. Not sure where I'm going to go from here.
I'm just depressingly heartbroken. Not sure where I'm going to go from here.
leptang
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I'm sorry you lost your favorite fish 
and some of your equipment broke.
Hopefully this set back doesn't make you want to get out of reef tanking.
I myself just had a huge set back, my work needs me to relocate out of state so I had to give up my 8 year old reef tank in a hurry and ending up giving up around $1000 dollars of corals for $200 bucks.
and some of your equipment broke.
Hopefully this set back doesn't make you want to get out of reef tanking.
I myself just had a huge set back, my work needs me to relocate out of state so I had to give up my 8 year old reef tank in a hurry and ending up giving up around $1000 dollars of corals for $200 bucks.
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