Tank moving with problems

[dlemonz]

I am planning on shutting down my 25 gallon that is currently located at my parents and moving all of the contents to my 150 gallon. However, in the 25 gallon there is a lot of hair algae and some weird Dino like algae I’ve been battling for a while. Any tips on how I can move over the corals and stuff without introducing the crap to my 150?

 

[brandon429]

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/algae-identification.707457/
run that first

move only clean stuff to new tank = skip cycle rip clean.

 

[dlemonz]

the 150 i have is cycled and running right now. I am not moving over all of the rock just whatever coral is encrusted. but that article is good i will try to break the rock, scrub, and then peroxide it

 

[dlemonz]

the sand in that tank i think needs to be burned for 1000 hrs to become clean LOL

 

[KrisReef]

the sand in that tank i think needs to be burned for 1000 hrs to become clean LOL

Magma!

 

[brandon429]

tap water burn it bigly

 

[ajmckay]

My suggestion would be to QT corals. Set up a 10g or clean out the 25g and set it up with only water and frags on new frag plugs on a rack.

Clean and dip frags and do that several times in QT over a few weeks. If you have dinos might have to address that separately.

I feel like that's a good way to minimize nasties getting in.

 

[brandon429]

well stated. only qt and observation can give a chance, the physical removal part is not a guarantee. excellent

qt to control invasion expression on hard scapes: not done often enough

 

[dlemonz]

My suggestion would be to QT corals. Set up a 10g or clean out the 25g and set it up with only water and frags on new frag plugs on a rack.

Clean and dip frags and do that several times in QT over a few weeks. If you have dinos might have to address that separately.

I feel like that's a good way to minimize nasties getting in.

Do you think this would stress out the corals?

 

[ajmckay]

Do you think this would stress out the corals?

Look up how to set up a basic frag grow out tank. All you need is an aquarium, heater, good light, and something for flow. Ideally some frag racks too or even egg crate (i.e. ceiling light grid). You don't really need to cycle it, as there will be some bacteria on the corals themselves.

Maintenance wise, an occasional water change. Since your corals are likely in a low nutrient environment currently you might want to consider slowly increasing the nitrates/phosphates in the frag tank to encourage some coral growth and reduce the likelihood of the nuisance algae growing again. Ghost feeding with some flakes could help with this. I'd suggest testing during this time.

Observe for a few weeks and immediately tackle any nuisance algae you observe. Like for example if you see a bubble algae take the coral out, scrape it off with a metal scraper ensuring to get a little bit of the rock/plug, and then hit it with a bit of hydrogen peroxide.

 

[Jekyl]

How long has the 25 been set up? Hair algae is a normal part of progression when using dry rock. Killing everything will start the whole process over.