I fell pray to an impulse buy - I bought everything from an established tank. Rock, Sand, Water, Fish, Corals, protien skimmer and sump. Everything has been in 20 to 30 Gallon containers with Air pumps, Heaters and power heads, and I've been doing 1 to 2 gallon water changes every day. I picked up everything on Saturday.
I've had a 120 Gallon established BB RR tank with lots of rocks and mushrooms. I've swapped out the sump for a better one, Relocated all the rocks and mushrooms to another tank. I've shifted and rinsed the sand from the other tank with saltwater from a water change and placed it in the 120 last night. Tonight i'll be putting the NON mushroom rocks from the sale tank in to the 120.
Questions are:
1- How long can the corals ( Acans, Chalice, various SPS's torches, frog spawns etc.) survive without proper lighting or any lighting at all?
2- How fast and how big of a cycle should take place considering all Rock, Sand, and Water being used are from existing established tanks? (best educated guess appreciated)
3- From your experience is introducing any animals into this environment (from this type of relocation process) to soon completely detrimental to the animal?
If you have any answers to questions that I haven't asked please contribute from your experiences, or if you need any clarification to best answer me please ask.
Thank you
Keith
I've had a 120 Gallon established BB RR tank with lots of rocks and mushrooms. I've swapped out the sump for a better one, Relocated all the rocks and mushrooms to another tank. I've shifted and rinsed the sand from the other tank with saltwater from a water change and placed it in the 120 last night. Tonight i'll be putting the NON mushroom rocks from the sale tank in to the 120.
Questions are:
1- How long can the corals ( Acans, Chalice, various SPS's torches, frog spawns etc.) survive without proper lighting or any lighting at all?
2- How fast and how big of a cycle should take place considering all Rock, Sand, and Water being used are from existing established tanks? (best educated guess appreciated)
3- From your experience is introducing any animals into this environment (from this type of relocation process) to soon completely detrimental to the animal?
If you have any answers to questions that I haven't asked please contribute from your experiences, or if you need any clarification to best answer me please ask.
Thank you
Keith