sand or crushed coral
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travis89
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You will be better off if you make the switch. The finer the sand the better off you are. To change it most people take a little bit(2-3 nets worth depending on tank size) of the CC out at a time after vaccuuming it so you don't release a lot of nitrates into the water. Then after all of the CC is out of the tank put the other sand in.
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sinner's girl
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do a search, it's been covered a few times lately...
make sure you're vaccuming the cc with each water change, decrease feeding, increase water changes, increase lr and other filterations, add some inverts to clean up-that'll help with nitrates
I have flordia crushed coral.. Does that mean that my tank is going to screw up!!??!
what's flordia cc? any cc is bad, sand is better
What did was cleaned an area of cc very well, then removed 2-3 nets of cc. I did this with each water change and started doing weekly water change. You MUST clean the cc or you'll increase nitrates by stiring stuff up. Also, be careful when moving lr around, that'll stir stuff up also. So move the lr, wait for stuff to settle, then clean the cc...you can clean a larger area than you remove, just make sure you clean the area you remove.
or take the tank down, empty out cc, replace with sand, set tank back up. this will work if you have a qt for your fish/inverts...in case you get ammonia. Either way, clean the heck out of the cc before removing it (unless all the water is out of the tank)
make sure you're vaccuming the cc with each water change, decrease feeding, increase water changes, increase lr and other filterations, add some inverts to clean up-that'll help with nitrates
I have flordia crushed coral.. Does that mean that my tank is going to screw up!!??!
what's flordia cc? any cc is bad, sand is better
What did was cleaned an area of cc very well, then removed 2-3 nets of cc. I did this with each water change and started doing weekly water change. You MUST clean the cc or you'll increase nitrates by stiring stuff up. Also, be careful when moving lr around, that'll stir stuff up also. So move the lr, wait for stuff to settle, then clean the cc...you can clean a larger area than you remove, just make sure you clean the area you remove.
or take the tank down, empty out cc, replace with sand, set tank back up. this will work if you have a qt for your fish/inverts...in case you get ammonia. Either way, clean the heck out of the cc before removing it (unless all the water is out of the tank)
rusting
Member
C.C. to sand
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when I did my tank, 2 months ago. I got some storage tubs,small powerheads,heaters, and buckets. I put my coral in one tub and my live rock inthe other, with as much water as they would hold. I was then able to net my fish, and put them in a small tank. I took the water out. Iwas able to save, about 70% of it in buckets. It was then no trouble to take out the C.C.,add the sand, and put it all back together.
I did this post to someone the other day.
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when I did my tank, 2 months ago. I got some storage tubs,small powerheads,heaters, and buckets. I put my coral in one tub and my live rock inthe other, with as much water as they would hold. I was then able to net my fish, and put them in a small tank. I took the water out. Iwas able to save, about 70% of it in buckets. It was then no trouble to take out the C.C.,add the sand, and put it all back together.
I did this post to someone the other day.
kafawa
New Member
I have had the same problem. I am getting sand tomorrow, taking everyhting out of the tank and juist putting the sand in. I hope it all works out, I don't see why it wouldn't. My tank is 50 gallons so it's not THAT crazy. I'll let you know tomorrow how it all worked out for me. I have no idea why the stupid pet store lady told me to get coral in the first place.
omgsaltwat
Member
I Love Sand.........................................
drewsta
Active Member
Originally Posted by bowser220
Will the tank cyle again if I save as much water as possible (85 gallon tank)?
How much sand would I need for a 85 gallon bow tank?
that depends on how deep of a sand bed you want I have 90lbs of sand in my 75G tank and I have about a 4-6 inch deep sandbed.
Will the tank cyle again if I save as much water as possible (85 gallon tank)?
How much sand would I need for a 85 gallon bow tank?
that depends on how deep of a sand bed you want I have 90lbs of sand in my 75G tank and I have about a 4-6 inch deep sandbed.
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100 guppi
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Originally Posted by mcsd22
99% of the time they don't live through it and its really not fai to the fish.
Why do people torture their fish like that??
99% of the time they don't live through it and its really not fai to the fish.
Why do people torture their fish like that??
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sinner's girl
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that depends on how deep of a sand bed you want I have 90lbs of sand in my 75G tank and I have about a 4-6 inch deep sandbed.
really? I've bought 80lbs for my 75gl but thought I'd only have 1-2inches of sand...(sand not in tank yet, still in bags).... I'll get another 2-3 bags if that's all that's needed for me to have a dsb.
really? I've bought 80lbs for my 75gl but thought I'd only have 1-2inches of sand...(sand not in tank yet, still in bags).... I'll get another 2-3 bags if that's all that's needed for me to have a dsb.