Seth fhy Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 I have a 10 gallon reef tanks that's a little over a year old. It's full of various corals. I want to get a 29 gal biocube, If I use new live sand and the existing 10 pounds of LR from my old tank and 15 new pounds of LR, would it be safe to add my fish and corals right away or not? Thanks Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Should be, you will have the same exact bioload as before so nothing would change just a larger water volume I have a 10 gallon reef tanks that's a little over a year old. It's full of various corals. I want to get a 29 gal biocube, If I use new live sand and the existing 10 pounds of LR from my old tank and 15 new pounds of LR, would it be safe to add my fish and corals right away or not? Thanks Link to comment
seabass Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 You must fully cure the new live rock before using it. Link to comment
amphipod Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I have a 10 gallon reef tanks that's a little over a year old. It's full of various corals. I want to get a 29 gal biocube, If I use new live sand and the existing 10 pounds of LR from my old tank and 15 new pounds of LR, would it be safe to add my fish and corals right away or not? Thanks go ahead, just don't add new fish/corals until a little later. Link to comment
Seth fhy Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 go ahead, just don't add new fish/corals until a little later.Ok thanks for the advice! Link to comment
jlangtree Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Using what you have stated from an existing tank (assuming it is going straight from one running tank into the other) you MAY get a small cycle/swing in parameters because of the move, just keep in mind the longer the rock is out of the water the more die off you get. If your adding the extra 15lbs of new live rock, once again depending on how long it has been out of the water you can expect a cycle/swing in parameters. Just keep an eye on everything and try to keep the time the rock is out of the water to a minimum, it also depends on your tanks ability to "metabolize" (couldn't think of a better word to describe it) any nutrients from die-off etc. Just keep an eye on it, and remember that water changes trump all Link to comment
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