Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Advanced Topics
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 02/15/2019, 07:25 PM   #1
beef1582
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 9
Question Rebuild tips?

Hi there hobbyists, I'd like to rebuild my tank and in the process. Get rid of my buttons and xenia. How the heck do I do this? Big plastic container to hold my rock in? Could use some advice on how to reorganize a well populated reef. Thanks!!


beef1582 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/15/2019, 08:32 PM   #2
FishAndPhysics
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: NY
Posts: 95
Depriving the rock of all light in a black, aerated, heated container for a few weeks would be the best way to kill buttons and xenia, IMO. Some people would suggest bleaching the rock, but real live rock (either from the ocean or from being in a reef tank for a few years) is a valuable commodity, and it seems to me people are making their tanks too sterile these days.


__________________
90 Gallon Mixed Reef with 20g sump
Current Stock: 1 - Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 - Yellow Tang, 1 - Kole Yellow Eye Tang, 1 - unidentified hitchhiker goby, 1 - Coral Beauty, 3 - Lyretail Anthias.
FishAndPhysics is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 02/24/2019, 08:19 AM   #3
IowaReefer
Registered Member
 
IowaReefer's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Chicago
Posts: 609
Quote:
Originally Posted by FishAndPhysics View Post
Depriving the rock of all light in a black, aerated, heated container for a few weeks would be the best way to kill buttons and xenia, IMO. Some people would suggest bleaching the rock, but real live rock (either from the ocean or from being in a reef tank for a few years) is a valuable commodity, and it seems to me people are making their tanks too sterile these days.
This is a perfect answer. However, it may take a couple months to kill off the buttons with light deprivation. Keep an eye on your levels as die off will result in a cycle. Good luck.


__________________
Patience!

Current Tank Info: 60 gallon cube mixed reef
IowaReefer is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
rebuild, reorganize

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:10 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.