switching tanks.

[reeferkeeper420]

So ive been debating on removing my freshwater fish to a smaller aquarium.until i can get them.sold and put my reef in there.. its about a 70-75gallon tank. Would i be ok to add some.dry rock to get more rock in there? Or will the dry rock cause a cycle and kill some corals? Any ideas and suggestions would be great thanks.

 

[Poseidon]

Why not just switch the 46 and the 70 around completely?
Like fresh in the 46 salt in the 70

 

[reeferkeeper420]

That was the plan basically i just want to ensure that all my livestock will be ok if i add new dry rock.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

And ill just be taking out the rock and garbaging the sand, gonna go with sandless bottom, since i dont want any further problems that could affect acros(leaching ect.) And at this point i think ky sand is holding a lot of P04.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

So does this all seem ok to do anything i should be taking into consideration?? I would like to do this tommorrow, i already yave the extra water mixed and aerating. I jist wanna make sure the dry rock isnt going to affect anuthing majorly.

 

[davesolo29]

U will most definitely have some sort of cycle.  I wouldn't worry too much about it tho.  Many of us have done it.


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[KBennett]

Why would dry rock cause a cycle?  Unless you drop it on a fish, there's nothing to turn unto ammonia. I've added dry rock with no problems.

 

[davesolo29]

That would all depend on how clean it is I suppose.  The possibility of some sort of decayed organic matter being in the rock is a pretty good one.


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[reeferkeeper420]

That or i was curious about a phosphate spike.. thats why im asking questions, if im not sure on something i ask on here, i didnt know if it would cause a cycle. Thanks im going to go ahead with the switch.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Also will 5 t5s be sufficient for my sps in that tank? Just keep them up higher? I think the depths of both tanks are relatively the same. And so far no probs with light.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

How long can liverock safely sit out of water for??

 

[Poseidon]

How long can liverock safely sit out of water for??

The longer it's out the more die off you'll get and the more of a cycle you'll get

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Ok so i wont let it sit out at all lol whats the best way for rinising all the crap off dry rock juat put it in a tote with a hose or do i need to rinse each individual pieve until the waters clear??

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

put in a old tank with rodi water

 

[reeferkeeper420]

How do you stop the rock from moving when your.going with a sandless bottom?

 

[reeffreak]

How do you stop the rock from moving when your.going with a sandless bottom?

Egg crate but that would look ugly. Just make sure you have it places on the bottom layer so it will not move.