tank change

[iswimnotchoke]

ok i have coral in my tank and im changing it to sand ive heard better things go for sand...how in the world do i do this? does that mean im goig nto need to compose of a water change? and if not what to i do with the water

 

[killafins]

I did a major waterchange when i changed from cc to sand. I took EVERYTHING out... then took a fish net and scooped it all up and put it in a garbage bag. i then added sand as slowly as i could, waited until I could see a little bit, put the live rock gently down then added fish and inverts... it will be cloudy for a few days but i added an extra filter and it cleared up completely overnight.

 

[jumpfrog]

If you're doing this in your 10 gallon be careful. A water change probably would be in order. Moving the CC will put detritus in solution. You just can't help it. Could cause a spike. If it was me I'd remove fish, corals and rock and place is a safe tub. Pull all the CC out, rinse well. Add sand, add 1/2 saved water, 1/2 new water, put my animals and rock back in and still watch numbers. Keep a cup of your old CC and put it in the bottom of your tank. There's lots of life in there that will help seed your new sand.
Good luck!

 

[cb]

The way jumpfrog told you to do it is what I did when I deepened my sandbed the only thing I would add is try not to disturb the sand when putting the water back in the tank the less you disturb it the less cloudiness you will have.