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Shouldn't have made this post... But dipping to kill any anything such as bristleworms and what not. (The bad ones of course) Healthier tank for the future. THIS IS MY OPIONION, once again for others. Lol |
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01/16/2015, 07:46 PM | #27 |
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Sorry for giving you a hard time!
I know you're just trying to help others not screw up.
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OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt |
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01/18/2015, 12:49 AM | #29 |
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01/19/2015, 10:30 PM | #30 |
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I came to the conclusion that instead of everyone going off topic, give me suggestions on how I should change the post.
With the amount of views, I'm worried that someone will follow my such lame and non-useful opinions and accidentally crash there tank!!!(what it seems like) Sooooo.... Would ANYBODY like to pitch in there ideas(steps), so I can correct the issue? |
01/19/2015, 11:10 PM | #31 |
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Well, since I was the one who started in with the snide comments (intended as humorous, by the way, not mean) least I can do is wave my shorts in the wind too ...
About 15 months ago I upgraded from a 90 gallon mixed reef to a 265. The latter had to go in the same physical place which adds complication. However, the change over went about as well as it could have. So, what was my secret? Lots of ways to skin the proverbial cat, of course, but here's what I did (dives for cover ): 1. Knew long before that a 90 was unlikely to be the final tank, so I oversized the sump and most of the equipment. 2. 265 - 90 = 175; so I made sure to have 250 gallons of newly made up salt water (murphy's law and all) - adjusted for a temperature and salinity match (no need to fuss with things like pH or alk) though I see no reason necessarily to have to use the same brand of salt. I converted from RC to IO. 3. Upgrading is an opportunity to fix all the prior mistakes; and make a whole lot of new ones. One to fix was putting base rocks on the very bottom, not on top of the sand. So, have some spare pieces of dry rock on hand just in case. FWIW, the 1 - 1 1/2 lb per gallon rule of thumb is complete poppycock. 4. It's a controversial topic, but I have always reused sand - maybe not the very lowest layer, but certainly enough to preserve as many benthic worms, etc., as possible. Used old sand as bottom layer; washed new dry sand as the top layer. 5. Transfer live rock, corals and as much of the old tank volume as possible first; then add as much new water as is needed to complete the fill. I do not recommend using the changeover as an opportunity to add a whole lot of new rock; let the system stabilize first. There's plenty of time to add more stuff down the road. 6. If you have reason to believe you have ich, or anything else nasty in the tank, this is an excellent opportunity to treat. 7. As long as you don't add incrementally to the livestock load, cycling should be minimal or even nonexistent (I did not have one). One exception should be to plan to add more CUC members. Have lots of buckets and towels on hand. A fellow reefer also helps, though plan to treat your wife (or husband) to a massage so she or he is out of the house. Estimate duration of transfer, add 50% ...... and then double it. Plan for a few dripping fittings - always the ones that are most difficult to reach so have a selection of PVC on hand.
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I upgrade from a 90 to 125 (not a huge upgrade but still a move). Since you asked for our opinions, below are mine. No one is saying your advice is going to cause harm, the way it was worded is like it is 100% fact when many will disagree.
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Salinity should be spot on 1.026. Temp - a few degrees off isn't going to hurt anything. Quote:
I reused my sand (1" bed) and didn't have a cycle. Everything is growing great in their new home. If you had issues with a previous transfer you may have had an ammonia spike or something else go wrong. |
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01/19/2015, 11:31 PM | #33 |
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Thank you for both your inputs, more WELCOMED.
I will hop on the computer Tommorow to change a few things. Thanks. |
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