Need Advice!!!!!!!!!!

[markfsmf]

I just bought a new bigger tank (90 gal) and got the stand built finally. Been working on that stand for a week now. It looks good though. I need advice on the transfer of all livestock. Is there anything special that I need to do??? How do I handle the sandbed???? I have been doing alot of reading on this and many other forums and am not sure if I even want to mess with the sand bed. I am open to all advice because I do not want to loose any corals or fish.

 

[Expos Forever]

I would just start with new sand, you can seed it with a couple handfulls from your existing sand bed.

 

[Anonymous]

As one who has moved a couple deep sand beds, I will say that it is much better if you can just use new sand.

Moving a sandbed is foul foul work. It stinks and it is very very heavy.

 

[capnskunk]

How long has the sand bed been in your other tank? You can take the top layer off, and then transfer the remaining sand to your new tank, and then put the top layer back on. This will help keep most of the detritus in the sand. Except for the very bottom layer. I usually leave this because it is very nasty. That is the way I used to move most tanks when I ran a tank maintenance business. It worked well for us.


BTW my dad and sister live in Midland, along with some other relatives. Good to know someone is a reefer down there.

 

[Len]

I'd leave the sandbed and start fresh. Whatever the case, make sure you relocate all your inhabitants (fish, corals, etc.) before you do anything with the sandbed. A large rubbermaid container with tankwater, a heater, and good circulation (one or two powerheads) will suffice. As with new additions to any tank, make sure your salinity and temperature are relatively equal between old and new water.

Just curious, is the new tank going in the same spot as the old one? If it's going in a new spot, it would make the move a lot more safe/smooth (by keeping the old tank running while the new one is set up).