Help PLS!!!!!!!!

[beachsidejuj]

I had my tank up and then we moved and the fish died ...anyway..I have had my rock sitting in the tank in the water.....without the filter, heater...power head...lights...it has been sitting for about a month.....can I bring my rock and sand back to life???? :?: I have coralife 96w 50/50...pls help ME!!!!! also I am getting a bigger tank...how long before I can move sand and rock into it?

 

[Brian5000]

If it's been wet this whole time, you're rock and sand are probably alive now. Get it back under ideal conditions and you'll probably have to go through the whole cycle process again. Then, you'll be in good shape.
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[beachsidejuj]

yeah it has been in salt water the whole time.....thanks :wink:

 

[beachsidejuj]

ok here are my tanks stats!! temp 76 SG 1.026 PH 7.7 Trites 0 Trates 160 Amm 0.25 Tell me OH wise ones...what does it all mean??

 

[beachsidejuj]

and I do have some dreaded coral in the tank...that has settled on top of the life sand that I am going to take out today!!!

 

[ChrisRD]

If it were me and I was planning to upgrade to a bigger tank, I'd just take the rock out of the old tank and put it in a tub/trashcan with some clean water, a heater and some powerheads while setting up the new system. I'd be sure to swish the rock around or blow it off with a powerhead as I was pulling it out of the old tank to get rid of any detritus and decaying gunk.

At that point I'd break down the old tank and salvage any equipment I needed from it to setup the new tank. Once I had the new system up and running I'd add the rock. Personally, I would not try to keep much (if any) of the old sand as it could be a nutrient bomb by now. If it looks devoid of life I'd probably just trash it. If you do keep it, I'd at least try to get any detritus out of it by stirring, siphoning, etc...

JMO & HTH

 

[cindre2000]

If you do want to save the sand, I would clean it with fresh water. Remove it, put it in a bucket and run a hose into the sand until you get the detritus out. You can then reuse the sand, it should come to life soon enough.