New ROCK!!!

[kayak385]

Originally Posted by hot883
Totally out. The sand would settle down into the cc. Best just to make that unwanted journey. There are people that like cc but Not many. It's hard to keep clean looking, you cannot vacumn it because you will suck up beneficial bacteria so it just collects waste. And it limits your bottom dwelling critters and fish.
With that being said... I'm going to give a loud OY VEY!
The tank is 75gallon, and the sump has cc in it too! Total of cc is about 50 lbs. Is this going to cycle my tank all over again?

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by kayak385
With that being said... I'm going to give a loud OY VEY!
The tank is 75gallon, and the sump has cc in it too! Total of cc is about 50 lbs. Is this going to cycle my tank all over again?
When I changed out my 55 from cc to live sand and added a sump/refugium, I had zero cycle. Let me find that thread for ya.
That thread is called "Befores and Afters"

 

[kayak385]

Originally Posted by hot883
When I changed out my 55 from cc to live sand and added a sump/refugium, I had zero cycle. Let me find that thread for ya.
That thread is called "Befores and Afters"
How long did it take?
I can't find the thread "Befores and Afters"

 

[kayak385]

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[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by kayak385
My gf doesn't like brittle stars, worms, or eels. So I had to let it go.
I'd have traded her in instead..

just kidding

 

[scubaguy]

I just replaced my CC with Lowes sand 4 inches and then Arganite(sp?) 1 inch. It is not hard, just time consuming. I got a new rubbermaid 40 gallon tub. I took the rock out first then the fish and inverts. Then I used the same water that was in the tank and placed it all back in using gallon jugs. There was not much cloudiness. Then when the water level got down to the LR, I placed the LR back in the tank. Then I add the fish and inverts and the rest of the water. Like I said time consuming but I love the tank now and so does my test

Nitrates down and going down. Tank did not recycle because of the water and LR.

 

[kayak385]

Originally Posted by ScubaGuy
I just replaced my CC with Lowes sand 4 inches and then Arganite(sp?) 1 inch. It is not hard, just time consuming. I got a new rubbermaid 40 gallon tub. I took the rock out first then the fish and inverts. Then I used the same water that was in the tank and placed it all back in using gallon jugs. There was not much cloudiness. Then when the water level got down to the LR, I placed the LR back in the tank. Then I add the fish and inverts and the rest of the water. Like I said time consuming but I love the tank now and so does my test

Nitrates down and going down. Tank did not recycle because of the water and LR.
How long did it take?
Do you have any pics of the process or know where I could find some?

 

[kayak385]

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Anyone have pics and time of how to change over cc to sand?