RIP Sebastian Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Hey y'all, So for the past few months I've had a successful 5.5 aga reef. I thought it would be enough. WRONG!!!!! I'm contemplating purchasing an RSM C250. I would like to use red sea salt in it, but I am currently using instant ocean in my 5.5. Would I need to acclimate the sand and rock, coral and fish to the new salt? Thanks, RIP Sebastian Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 If the parameters (Alk, Ca, Ph, temperature, etc) are similar you can just do a normal drip acclimation of the Corals and Fish. I assume you will be buying new sand, no? lol don't use the old from the 5.5 Live rock does not need to be acclimated as long as the parameters are similar Link to comment
RIP Sebastian Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 don't use the old from the 5.5 Why not? Link to comment
jestep Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 If you just do small changes, it's not a problem after matching salinity and temp. Do like 1 gallon a week. I don't like re-using sand as well unless you rinse the heck out of it. Too much crap gets stirred up and carried into the new tank. Link to comment
reefernanoman Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Why not? Because it might have junk trapped underneath it and nitrates, which can shock your other tank. I would just throw it away and use new sand, specially if it's DSB. Link to comment
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