I need some advice!

[Dc1338]

I'm in the process of upgrading my 47G AIO to a 90G with sump.

The new tank is being placed somewhere else and has been set up since Friday evening. I've been dosing PNS Deep Cycle and Microbactor 7 daily as what I have on hand. I've put in some new rubble rock in the refugium space in the sump along with 2 out of 5 bags of bio media from the existing tank.

In each bag there's about 1.5 boxes of BioMax or 500ML of Seachem Matrix. I've also moved almost all the rubble frag rocks from the old tank into the new tank.

I'm hoping to get this old tank moved into the new tank ASAP as we have someone that is interested in purchasing our existing tank.

We are planning on moving the whole aquascape from the existing tank into the new one while adding piece to the scape.

We are also using a new sand bed in the new tank.

We did a Hanna Ammonia test and that came out to be 0.07 ppm when using their equation they give us it comes out to be .001ppm.

Is it safe to move everything into the new tank Monday evening?

How should we get the Alk, Mg, Ca to match the old tank in the new one?

 

[TheNative192]

I'm in the process of upgrading my 47G AIO to a 90G with sump.

The new tank is being placed somewhere else and has been set up since Friday evening. I've been dosing PNS Deep Cycle and Microbactor 7 daily as what I have on hand. I've put in some new rubble rock in the refugium space in the sump along with 2 out of 5 bags of bio media from the existing tank.

In each bag there's about 1.5 boxes of BioMax or 500ML of Seachem Matrix. I've also moved almost all the rubble frag rocks from the old tank into the new tank.

I'm hoping to get this old tank moved into the new tank ASAP as we have someone that is interested in purchasing our existing tank.

We are planning on moving the whole aquascape from the existing tank into the new one while adding piece to the scape.

We are also using a new sand bed in the new tank.

We did a Hanna Ammonia test and that came out to be 0.07 ppm when using their equation they give us it comes out to be .001ppm.

Is it safe to move everything into the new tank Monday evening?

How should we get the Alk, Mg, Ca to match the old tank in the new one?

Did you dose an Ammonia source to start? If you add Bacteria or live rock and you do not add Ammonia or ghost feed the tank than the Ammonia will be low but it doesn’t mean it’s ready. If you dose up to 1ppm Ammonia it should clear within 24 hours.

As for the old parameters, try and use as much as the old tank water as possible. I know the new tank is cycled probably with fresh saltwater but you can remove some of it and use the old tank water. Also if you drip acclimate the corals to the new parameters that would be an option too. If you have a large container you can acclimate them. Of course it it’s a large body of water then you can have it be more than a drip lol. That would be the safest bet.

You could also do smaller amount of corals at one time and then do others after and do it in batches but the best way to treat it is as if you are getting a new coral online how would you handle it.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Personally I build the new tank, add new sand and new water. I've never added any bottled bacteria, just move the rocks and corals and equipment over, and then the fish, all the bacteria is on the rocks. I've done it often enough over the years and never any losses, usually can get it done within a couple of hours. The science works, the rocks will keep the fish alive.

 

[Dc1338]

Personally I build the new tank, add new sand and new water. I've never added any bottled bacteria, just move the rocks and corals and equipment over, and then the fish, all the bacteria is on the rocks. I've done it often enough over the years and never any losses, usually can get it done within a couple of hours. The science works, the rocks will keep the fish alive.

So even if we let the new tank cycle for a day or so we should be able to move it all tonight?

 

[Uncle99]

Yup, go ahead, your fine.
I do rock sand water, next day all corals, next day least aggressive fish, last tangs