Ok ,I will be setting up a new 90 gal. this week or next and currently have a 75 with live rock .Ok my concern is that my current tank is INFESTED with Bristelworms should I just get new rock or just use what I have and add new cured rock ??I mean there are just so dam many of them ...I will deffinitly need more rock I say about 30 lbs ..if I was to get rock out of an established tank would it need to be cured or can I just stick it into the new tank?? My current rock is really nasty looking It has feather dusters,some mushrooms no corraline whatsoever some sponges ...Please help.....
Live rock and water questions...
- Thread starter Malibu361
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- Dingmans ferry PA
well the reason for no coraline is because of your lights and your parameters.those arent feather dusters they probably aptaisa which u need to take care of before you put it in the new setup.what i would do is cook the rock and get rid of all unwanted pests.it will take awhile but its worth it.get yourself like 50 new lbs of rock cure all of it and start in a month or so with a new cycle.there is a thread in here somewhere on how to cook rock.if anyone else can see anything else or something i missed chime in
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- Dingmans ferry PA
A few suggestions...you can still use your current rock in your new tank, and adding more rock shouldn't be an issue at all. You can shake off as many bristle worms as possible to reduce the population, but the best way to reduce them is to feed less often (the amount you have is directly related to the amount of food available to them!)
When you set up your new tank, be sure to have flow behind your rock work (and throughout the tank in general) to reduce where detritus (and uneaten food) can get trapped.
You don't mention how old your 75g tank is -- many tanks do not develop coralline algae for many months. Many factors, such as your parameters, flow, how long the tank has been established, type of salt, if the rock has other nuisance algae growing on it... can affect the growth of desireable coralline algae.
If the rock you are looking to add comes out of an established tank..and you keep it submerged & at the correct temp and put it directly into your new tank, it should be fine. If you can't/aren't able to do so, then you can have a mini-cycle. Either way, you want to keep an eye out on your parameters.
When you do your upgrade, can your previous tank remain running for a time while the new tank (with the new rock in it) begins to get settled in on it's own?
Do you plan on moving your sandbed to the new tank? How old is it?
When you set up your new tank, be sure to have flow behind your rock work (and throughout the tank in general) to reduce where detritus (and uneaten food) can get trapped.
You don't mention how old your 75g tank is -- many tanks do not develop coralline algae for many months. Many factors, such as your parameters, flow, how long the tank has been established, type of salt, if the rock has other nuisance algae growing on it... can affect the growth of desireable coralline algae.
If the rock you are looking to add comes out of an established tank..and you keep it submerged & at the correct temp and put it directly into your new tank, it should be fine. If you can't/aren't able to do so, then you can have a mini-cycle. Either way, you want to keep an eye out on your parameters.
When you do your upgrade, can your previous tank remain running for a time while the new tank (with the new rock in it) begins to get settled in on it's own?
Do you plan on moving your sandbed to the new tank? How old is it?
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- poughquag, ny
Get A Wrasse Halicoris Sp ? Alot Of Wrasse's Will Eat The Worms And They Arent Bad, Good Scavengers. If You Get Rock From Another Member Just Try To Keep It Wet Till You Put It In The New Tank, Your Goingto Have A Cycle Either Way
Kathy ,my plan was to reuse my original rock and new sand and just use my old sand to seed the new dead sand ..I was goin to empty some of the water into a garbage pail then put my current live rock pull my old sand out get the old tank out of the way setup the new tank and swap everything but settinng up the plumbing might take a few days ..do you think the rock would be ok in the pail with a powerhead and heater for a day or so?As for coralline algae the tank is 5 years old and after joining this forum I have come to realize that I have been going about most of the process wrong .....
Generlly speaking bristol worms are not bad, and are a good party of your clean up crew. No reason to get rid of them, they have grown in population to account for your feeding habits, feed more and you will get more, feed less and the population will eventually thin out.
No corraline = bad parameters (specifically alkalinity and calcium)
Someone else mentioned cooking your rock, please be aware that this has absolutely nothing to do with putting your rock in an oven as is sometimes suggested. Putting your rock in the oven is just killing everything off. The point of cooking is to use bacteria to use up built up organics in the rock many forms of life will survive this process. Since you don't mention an algae problem, this may not need be necessary. A large, full tank picture will be really usefull.
No corraline = bad parameters (specifically alkalinity and calcium)
Someone else mentioned cooking your rock, please be aware that this has absolutely nothing to do with putting your rock in an oven as is sometimes suggested. Putting your rock in the oven is just killing everything off. The point of cooking is to use bacteria to use up built up organics in the rock many forms of life will survive this process. Since you don't mention an algae problem, this may not need be necessary. A large, full tank picture will be really usefull.
You have already gotten answers to your previous questions. So I will only address the one above.
The rocks will be fine in the pail with the heater & power head for a few a couple of days.
As long as you make sure to keep an eye on the parameters. Best of wishes with your upgrade.Those pics are a little small to be much help. You don't have much coraline at all, but from the looks of it your not having a problem with nuisance algae. Bigger pictures would really help. But if that is the case, your rock may not be in that bad shape.
You can either upload pics to your user profile, or you can post them to a site such as photobucket, and link the image to this site.
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