moving tank question on cycle
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rcjone01
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when i had my 20g reef i moved 3 times, and never had any spike.
I broke down the tank live stock first,
LR i placed in large tupperware containers with aquarium water about half way full.
bottled about 25% about 5 gallons
and left the sand bed with about 1" of water on it.
moved tank, stand
then replaced in reverse order.
it took about 6 hours for the whole process
its a pain in the back also.
but by keeping the LR submerged i had 0 die off
and there for had 0 amm. 0nitrate 0 nitrite spike
so i would say in total i kept about 1/2 the water
oh yes trow your filter media in the water to keep its bacteria alive.
do this and you should have no problems,
good luck!
I broke down the tank live stock first,
LR i placed in large tupperware containers with aquarium water about half way full.
bottled about 25% about 5 gallons
and left the sand bed with about 1" of water on it.
moved tank, stand
then replaced in reverse order.
it took about 6 hours for the whole process
its a pain in the back also.
but by keeping the LR submerged i had 0 die off
and there for had 0 amm. 0nitrate 0 nitrite spike
so i would say in total i kept about 1/2 the water
oh yes trow your filter media in the water to keep its bacteria alive.
do this and you should have no problems,
good luck!
bruby
New Member
i moved a 75 from my friend's house to mine back in June. I kept just enough water to keep the filters wet. I added 20 pounds of live sand and bought all new water from the lfs. Within 24 hrs I was fully stocked and have not had a problem since. In my opinion the only part in the cycle process that the water plays is it is what gets pooped and urinated in to start the cycle.
