What kind of substrait?

[jpc763]

Can you tell me what kind of substrait this is?

I suspect it is crushed coral which would explain why my 20 nassarius snails stay off of it.
John

 

[jpc763]

Anybody?

 

[reefkprz]

its crushed coral or a very Large grain sand not the best type of substrate IMO, and its very dirty, you can see the detritus the worm has used as a base for his tunnel, it is in severe need of a siphoning or three.

 

[jpc763]

So what would happen if I removed all of this crushed coral and replaced it with Live Sand? Would my tank crash? I will do a syphon job on it this weekend.
John

 

[stanlalee]

shouldn't. I replaced my sand bed with florida live sand shipped overnight and besides an overactive skimmer it did not cause a cycle.

 

[reefkprz]

no but you stand the chance of initiating a spike or cycle as most people call it. IMO that would be the best route.

 

[jpc763]

So I read another post that said to:
Remove all livestock into a bucket with powerhead & heater
Remove all LR into another bucket(s) with another powerhead & heater
Remove all CC and toss it out
Put Rocks back in
Add LS
Put Livestock back
Sound right?

 

[codylowe]

Originally Posted by jpc763
So I read another post that said to:
Remove all livestock into a bucket with powerhead & heater
Remove all LR into another bucket(s) with another powerhead & heater
Remove all CC and toss it out
Put Rocks back in
Add LS
Put Livestock back
Sound right?
This should work fine.

 

[jpc763]

What should I do with the 2 coral frags I have (branching hammer & zoanthids) ? They are not yet secured to anything as they are pretty new.
J

 

[jpc763]

Another question. How badly will this stress out my livestock? Thanks,
J

 

[ric maniac]

it shouldnt stress them much, i think that order will work very well. oh, and i saw that you live in fort collins. i will be up there in a few weeks. what is the best lfs there? or just pm me.