Yet another DSB Question - Concerning Livestock

[baondayko]

In a very short amount of time, I plan on making the switch to a DSB, from CC. My question is...will the impending sandstorm hurt my fish, or should I transfer them to my small 10 gallon, until the dust settles?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh- I will be using Southdown, and a top layer of LS.
Thanks
Brock

 

[beth]

I'd transfer them. It will make the job go quicker and smoother, minimizing fish stress. You should be able to get them back over to the tank within 12 hrs.

 

[nybyrne]

I did the switch 2 weeks ago and it took 4 days for the water to get clear again. I just went to wal-mart and bought a rubbermaid tub and put the fish and corals in it until it was clear.

 

[baondayko]

thanks! Would a 10 gallon be enough for what I have? See signature.
Brock

 

[kainrahl]

I just switched mine last night and my 3 fish had one hell of a sandstorm. The advise i got was they have made it millions of years living through tropical storms and hurricanes and such. More than one sandstorm anyways. My fish are doing fine, and are actually a little more hardy than they were before strange enough.

 

[baondayko]

So it sounds like the sandstorm will not bother them? Perhaps I'll keep the 10 gallon ready and slowly add the sand. Did you rinse the sand beforehand?
Thanks
Brock

 

[wrassecal]

We moved ours a week and half ago and went ahead and put the livestock in. The only fish that I was worried about was the yellow tang. It did some panting for a while but it is fine now. I would have put it in the q if I were doing it over. The other fish, inverts etc did great.

 

[baondayko]

I believe that's what I'll do. I'll quarantine the tang and tomatoe clown. The damsels will ride out the storm, unless things get really out of whack.

 

[fishfreek]

As mentioned above, add the sand via a 1-1/2" diameter piece of PVC pipe. Push the PVC to the bottom of the tank, fill the tube with sand, than lift the tube slowly and direct the sand where you want it. This works great!! Very little clouding. This by far is the best method i have found. Sand will settle in 15-20 mins max. HTH

 

[wrassecal]

Originally posted by fishfreek
As mentioned above, add the sand via a 1-1/2" diameter piece of PVC pipe. Push the PVC to the bottom of the tank, fill the tube with sand, than lift the tube slowly and direct the sand where you want it. This works great!! Very little clouding. This by far is the best method i have found. Sand will settle in 15-20 mins max. HTH
I've used that method twice and still ended up with a cloudy tank for a couple days. I really like the method though because you can direct where you want the sand.

 

[fellow]

DON'T TAKE THE FISH OUT!!!!!
Why would you do that...Add the sand slowly and methodically and the fish will be much better off than sticking them in a rubbermaid. I have a sump that been up for three years and I wouldn't put my fish in that!
-fellow-