Talk about heavy...

[Budman's Corals]

Well i was able to move my 75 forward just enough to get the 120 in its spot.Im hoping now it will make the transition easier...

Should i use all new fresh saltwater or use whats in the 75 and add to it..

Thanks

 

[o2manyfish]

Depends on how nasty the water is when you take the sand out. Your biological filtration is all your sand and rock. So transferring to 100% new water, as long as the parameters are matched is not a recipe for disaster. But if you can pull out 25/30% to transfer, to help with adjusting the differences between the new/old water it could make the transition a little less traumatic on your inhabitants.

Dave B

 

[Budman's Corals]

Depends on how nasty the water is when you take the sand out. Your biological filtration is all your sand and rock. So transferring to 100% new water, as long as the parameters are matched is not a recipe for disaster. But if you can pull out 25/30% to transfer, to help with adjusting the differences between the new/old water it could make the transition a little less traumatic on your inhabitants.

Dave B

I also have 90lbs of new live sand in the 120, I plan on not using the old,maybe a few scoops or so but thats it,Ill leave about 3 inches of water in the old .Its just the rocks and corals im worried about,I will match para.exactly b4 i do make the move so i can just take a piece out at a time ,I guess..Only been in saltwater for a year so this is new to me and kinda worried how the fish will do also

 

[o2manyfish]

I have moved many tanks and fish over the years. The key is stability during the transition. No drastic changes in water params.

If you are worried about using your old sand in the new tank. I recommend filling some panty hose with the old sand and leaving that on the new sandbed for a couple of weeks. Then you can remove the old sand without leaving it in the new tank.

Make sure you have everything laid out and ready to go. Lots of buckets and towels. Also make sure you have some extra Novaqua/Amquel - You might get some ammonia spike from stirring up everything. And Amquel can handle that. And Novaqua helps with fish slime coats, which can be affected with transfer and change. Both will make your skimmer overflow, but both are good to keep on hand.

Dave B

 

[Budman's Corals]

I have moved many tanks and fish over the years. The key is stability during the transition. No drastic changes in water params.

If you are worried about using your old sand in the new tank. I recommend filling some panty hose with the old sand and leaving that on the new sandbed for a couple of weeks. Then you can remove the old sand without leaving it in the new tank.

Make sure you have everything laid out and ready to go. Lots of buckets and towels. Also make sure you have some extra Novaqua/Amquel - You might get some ammonia spike from stirring up everything. And Amquel can handle that. And Novaqua helps with fish slime coats, which can be affected with transfer and change. Both will make your skimmer overflow, but both are good to keep on hand.

Dave B

Whats the buckets used for, should i dip corals/rocks in the buckets b4 moving to new...

also if i see spike in ammonia can i do a little water change

cant i leave all fish in 75 till i transfer all rocks over

sorry for all the questions

 

[o2manyfish]

No worries about the questions, that's what the forum is for.

The rocks (and corals) will have collected detritus on the underside and low flow areas. Fill the buckets with fresh water and rinse everything off.

Also you probably have your aquascaping with larger rocks on the bottom. With the buckets you can move your top smaller rocks, and corals into the buckets to get to the bottom rocks which need to go into the new tank first, but come out of the old tank last.

Depending on your fish, once your start pulling the rocks the old tank is going to get dirty awfully quickly. So moving the fish to a bucket of clear water (from the old tank before being distrubed) can make it easier on your fish.

Don't forget lots of towels

Dave B

 

[Budman's Corals]

No worries about the questions, that's what the forum is for.

The rocks (and corals) will have collected detritus on the underside and low flow areas. Fill the buckets with fresh water and rinse everything off.

Also you probably have your aquascaping with larger rocks on the bottom. With the buckets you can move your top smaller rocks, and corals into the buckets to get to the bottom rocks which need to go into the new tank first, but come out of the old tank last.

Depending on your fish, once your start pulling the rocks the old tank is going to get dirty awfully quickly. So moving the fish to a bucket of clear water (from the old tank before being distrubed) can make it easier on your fish.

Don't forget lots of towels

Dave B

I gotcha..so fish in bucket of 75 g water then smaller rocks set in biucket of 75 gallon water mixed with fresh saltwater,


So its ok to fill the 120 up with all new fresh saltwater and ill make sure it matches perfect before i do the move.

also is it ok to knock of all the detritus with a turkey baster when i move them ..

 

[Budman's Corals]

sorry i see where u wrote rinse it all off

 

[o2manyfish]

Well before you fill it all up with new freshwater, remember all your rocks are going to displace water when they go in the new tank. So you don't want the new tank full until after the rocks are in. This is why it is nice to have a few extra buckets worth of water so you don't overfill/underfill.

Dave B

 

[Budman's Corals]

well i was gonna run it ful since it has to be so i can get the sump adjusted right ,Im going with a herbie style sump,also i want to remove my skimmer for 12 hours a day and run it on the new one just to get the new sand residue outta there,Im making new water today which only can do 75g a day so it looks like it be monday before i start the transfer and to get the para right..

I can always take some water outta the new but i really wanna seee it running

whatcha think
Corey