Hello all, first let me apologize if this has already been discussed but i couldnt find specific answers when i searched.
Info about my tank: i have a 120 DT which has been running for almost a year now. I have a picasso trigger, orange striped (undulate) trigger, niger trigger, bursa trigger, halfmoon trigger (white tail), black trigger (idk if its indian or hawaiin), and 3 little damsels (domino, black/white striped, and a brown/tan one). The picasso being the biggest out of all them measuring only about 2-3inches. Im fully aware that my tank isnt big enough to comfortably hold all those fish when they are fully grown, but currently the size of the tank looks to be big enough for now. For filtration i have a maybe 10 or 12 gallon sump with a bubble magus curve i forgot the number skimmer, some filter pads, some rubble, and chaeto. Its a small sump, but my sump was originally a tv stand made of 1 inch acrylic, and i modified the bottom portion and turned it into a sump. Kinda hard for me to explain but ill post pics maybe later tonight once i get home.
Im assuming i have maybe 50-60lbs of live rock which i know isnt enough, but i want to re-aquascape my tank. All the rock ive bought were that "real reef dry rock" stuff that comes purple already. Similair to the rocks they sell at realreefrock.com
My question is, if i remove the rocks that i want to work on, do i have to re-cycle them again before i put it back in? Or can i just rinse them off, let them completely dry, then work on them, then just toss them back in the tank?
Im aiming to have the rocks out of the tank for a day at the longest, and im only pulling out at the most half of the rocks that are in there.
Thanks in advance!
Info about my tank: i have a 120 DT which has been running for almost a year now. I have a picasso trigger, orange striped (undulate) trigger, niger trigger, bursa trigger, halfmoon trigger (white tail), black trigger (idk if its indian or hawaiin), and 3 little damsels (domino, black/white striped, and a brown/tan one). The picasso being the biggest out of all them measuring only about 2-3inches. Im fully aware that my tank isnt big enough to comfortably hold all those fish when they are fully grown, but currently the size of the tank looks to be big enough for now. For filtration i have a maybe 10 or 12 gallon sump with a bubble magus curve i forgot the number skimmer, some filter pads, some rubble, and chaeto. Its a small sump, but my sump was originally a tv stand made of 1 inch acrylic, and i modified the bottom portion and turned it into a sump. Kinda hard for me to explain but ill post pics maybe later tonight once i get home.
Im assuming i have maybe 50-60lbs of live rock which i know isnt enough, but i want to re-aquascape my tank. All the rock ive bought were that "real reef dry rock" stuff that comes purple already. Similair to the rocks they sell at realreefrock.com
My question is, if i remove the rocks that i want to work on, do i have to re-cycle them again before i put it back in? Or can i just rinse them off, let them completely dry, then work on them, then just toss them back in the tank?
Im aiming to have the rocks out of the tank for a day at the longest, and im only pulling out at the most half of the rocks that are in there.
Thanks in advance!
