Moving tank advice

[thisguy1]

So I need some advice. I have a 20 innovative marine and I’m currently about to move. Now I was thinking I’ve currently been having different issues with this tank mostly hair algae and minor other things. I have a spare 15 gallon innovative marine tank that I’m going to setup at my new place and temporarily put everything in there just so I can have them setup for now until I’m done moving. But I was thinking about using this opportunity to change and try a different salt. Currently using Red Sea Coral Pro (black bucket) and going back to Red Sea Salt (blue bucket) since the change I’ve had nothing but issues, I get my water premixed from my LFS but thinking about just mixing my own. Also thinking about using new dry rock and and seeding the tank with the seachem rocks I have in the back of my tank. Will that cause a new/mini cycle cause I have corals and not trying to lose them

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

I would say stick with the salt and the rock you have until you solve your minor issues. You are going to create a whole new set with putting in fresh dry rock. Once you finish moving, you can turn your 10g into a tank to season your Biome on some new rock without having issues.

 

[slingfox]

If I was you I would also use the move as an opportunity to do a tank reset. That said, I enjoy doing tank resets! If you mostly have LPS and softies, those are pretty resilient. I did a tank reset 8 months ago and then a tank swap one month ago (the seams on display tank was coming apart). I did lose some SPS during the first reset. Did not lost any LPS or softies whatsoever albeit those make up a small portion of my livestock.

If you are worried of cycling you can monitor ammonia levels either via a testing kit or an Ammonia Alert badge. I doubt you’ll have any issues with cycling providing you use some rock and livestock from your current tank.

I have switched salts multiple times (I now use Nyos Pure exclusively) and never had any issues with switching.

 

[thisguy1]

I would say stick with the salt and the rock you have until you solve your minor issues. You are going to create a whole new set with putting in fresh dry rock. Once you finish moving, you can turn your 10g into a tank to season your Biome on some new rock without having issues.

Yes that’s what I’m somewhat debating on doing it’s mostly just hair algae. I did the Flux RX treatment for 4 weeks didn’t get rid of my hair algae but did stop it from growing. To the point I got a lot of if out

 

[thisguy1]

If I was you I would also use the move as an opportunity to do a tank reset. That said, I enjoy doing tank resets! If you mostly have LPS and softies, those are pretty resilient. I did a tank reset 8 months ago and then a tank swap one month ago (the seams on display tank was coming apart). I did lose some SPS during the first reset. Did not lost any LPS or softies whatsoever albeit those make up a small portion of my livestock.

If you are worried of cycling you can monitor ammonia levels either via a testing kit or an Ammonia Alert badge. I doubt you’ll have any issues with cycling providing you use some rock and livestock from your current tank.

I have switched salts multiple times (I now use Nyos Pure exclusively) and never had any issues with switching.

That’s one option. I’m thinking about going back to the Red Sea Salt (blue bucket) to see if that’ll fix things. I mostly have lps and one nem that’s what I’m worried about losing

 

[Uncle99]

That’s one option. I’m thinking about going back to the Red Sea Salt (blue bucket) to see if that’ll fix things. I mostly have lps and one nem that’s what I’m worried about losing

The move is stressful on the system.
Changing salt changes water chemistry which will be an additional stress.
At the end of the day, salt is salt, I’d think there’s something else going on if you need a hard reset.

Issues of pest algae’s and bacteria usually fall into three main categories.

1-to much flux in Alk or temp, incorrect light spectrum.
2-too high nutrient availability.
3-zero nutrients availability.

1 and 3 can work in tandem.

It would be interesting if you could post your water chemistry test results and indicate the approximate level of flux each had during a 24 hour cycle.

 

[thisguy1]

The move is stressful on the system.
Changing salt changes water chemistry which will be an additional stress.
At the end of the day, salt is salt, I’d think there’s something else going on if you need a hard reset.

Yea a hard reset has been in the back of my mind as a last resort type of option

 

[Uncle99]

Yea a hard reset has been in the back of my mind as a last resort type of option

It will work at first and looks great, but if the underlying causes are not corrected, it just repeats, sometimes worse.