new tank ????

[myers]

I currently have a 40 gallon tank that I have been running for over a year. It has crushed rock on bottom with a underground filter/powerheads. I have some anenomes/ clowns / snails / angel / cardinal / tang. I am wanting to replace this tank with a 55 gallon and I would like to use live sand and the live rock I already have. Any thoughts

 

[bryce.martin23]

you should be fine but make sure when you do this that you put your sand in first before the water. The reason behind this is that your sand contains alot of toxins and when stirred up, will release into the water, thus contaminating your water. A good idea is to siphon out as much water into a seperate container, trasfer over your live rock and sand to the other tank, put a plate on top of your sand, take some tubing with a pump and angle it so the water runs off the plate smoothly so minimal amount of sand is stirred up. Takes a little while, but it is better then losing all your livstock.