reefchaser
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How much of a cycle will my tank go through when I switch to a new tank and sump?
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Tradewinds
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Are you going with a bigger tank or smaller?
Will you be adding more rock?
If you had sand, do you plan to reuse it?
Will you be adding more rock?
If you had sand, do you plan to reuse it?
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reefchaser
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Thanks mike. My new tank is the same size as my old one. I switched to a reef ready tank and my sump is a 30 gallon instead of a ten.
Mufasa31
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You should be ok as long as the bacteria on the rock did not die.
The main issue I've heard of is people with deep sand beds. I have heard recommendations to use new sand if the old sand is really old.
The main issue I've heard of is people with deep sand beds. I have heard recommendations to use new sand if the old sand is really old.
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reefchaser
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That's what I plan on doing bow. I'm going to put most of my rock in my bigger sump and add some big pieces of dry rock. My LFS store said it shouldn't cycle with dry rock.
You'll get a diotom(spelling?) Bloom but thats it. I went from 60 to 125 and put new substrate in and that's all I got. I used about 40 gallons of the old tank and the rest was new. Nothing died in the transfer.
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reefchaser
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That's nice grozier. You only used 40 gallons of old.
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reefchaser
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Yeah. I hope everything goes well. I don't want to lose anything but I can't wait to go to a reef ready tank.
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reefchaser
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I want to put some more sand in there but I'm scared it will cycle. What should I clean my new tank with before I switch?
I cleaned my tank water and a towel. I didn't know I could use, but I think dome use white vinegar? Like a 50/50 mix. I don't remember what you said, but moving a substrate from one tank to another might cause a small cycle just from disturbing it. I used dry sand when I did mine 130lbs of it and only had about 50lbs of live rock to start the seeding.
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reefchaser
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Nice pics. I will take some when I change over. I'm hoping Sunday.
Tradewinds
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You can clean your sand using old tank water or just replace it. Sand is the most confusing part of a tank move/upgrade for me as it contains beneficial bacteria, pods, etc., but it can also contain a lot of detritus and other nasties that could crash a tank.
How old is your current sand bed and how deep is it?
How old is your current sand bed and how deep is it?
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reefchaser
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Did u glue them rocks to make them stay like that?
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reefchaser
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Nice
