Hi All,
I decided to upgrade my set up and will be moving everything from my 20g breeder into a 20g AIO Peninsula tank when it arrives. I am hoping to get your advice on the best way to go about this transfer so I can hopefully avoid kicking off another cycle? Do you recommend supplementing the nitrifying bacteria with something like Dr. Tims or MicroBacter7? Is there any issue with me mixing in some additional live sand to form a deeper bed? Here what I am working with:
- 20lbs live sand and ~10lbs of dry rock that have both been in tank for ~4mos
- 5 or 6 corals (mushrooms, zoa, Acans, GSP)
- 5 hermits, 5 snails, 1 pin cushion urchin, 1 peppermint shrimp
- 1 clown, 1 two spot goby, 1 chalkbass
- HOB Fuge with cheato, pods, media
Here's what I am thinking of doing
- Fill up two large storage totes with a mixture of tank water and fresh salt water. Put heaters in both.
- Livestock goes into one, rock and coral go into the other
- Mix existing sand with some additional live sand and scoop into new tank
- Move media, chaeto, pods into new AIO fuge.
- Fill new tank with mostly fresh water
-Drip acclimate livestock and coral and add to new tank.
I appreciate your guidance!
I decided to upgrade my set up and will be moving everything from my 20g breeder into a 20g AIO Peninsula tank when it arrives. I am hoping to get your advice on the best way to go about this transfer so I can hopefully avoid kicking off another cycle? Do you recommend supplementing the nitrifying bacteria with something like Dr. Tims or MicroBacter7? Is there any issue with me mixing in some additional live sand to form a deeper bed? Here what I am working with:
- 20lbs live sand and ~10lbs of dry rock that have both been in tank for ~4mos
- 5 or 6 corals (mushrooms, zoa, Acans, GSP)
- 5 hermits, 5 snails, 1 pin cushion urchin, 1 peppermint shrimp
- 1 clown, 1 two spot goby, 1 chalkbass
- HOB Fuge with cheato, pods, media
Here's what I am thinking of doing
- Fill up two large storage totes with a mixture of tank water and fresh salt water. Put heaters in both.
- Livestock goes into one, rock and coral go into the other
- Mix existing sand with some additional live sand and scoop into new tank
- Move media, chaeto, pods into new AIO fuge.
- Fill new tank with mostly fresh water
-Drip acclimate livestock and coral and add to new tank.
I appreciate your guidance!