Yinepu
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I have a deep sand bed (playsand) in my 75 gallon tank. The tank has been set up for almost 2 years and is fully stocked.
My husband has decided to put down new tile in the dining room.. so we will be moving the tank.
I want to change the deep sand bed for a shallow sugar fine aragonite sand bed.
I figured I could change out a small section and replace it. wait a bit then do it again until finally the entire sandbed is changed over. Put the fisn in totes and move the tank replacing most of the original water that I drain out for the move.
Is this the way I should do it? Or should I set up a 55 gallon tank as a temp tank, drain the 75, remove the sandbed, move the tank, replace it and add the fish back in?
I'm trying to avoid a major ammonia spike and anything else that may crop up with removing the deep sand bed. Plus save as much of the beneficial bacteria as possible.
If I should change it out a little at a time. How much should I remove and how long should I wait before I move onto the next section?
any ideas or suggestions are welcome!
My husband has decided to put down new tile in the dining room.. so we will be moving the tank.
I want to change the deep sand bed for a shallow sugar fine aragonite sand bed.
I figured I could change out a small section and replace it. wait a bit then do it again until finally the entire sandbed is changed over. Put the fisn in totes and move the tank replacing most of the original water that I drain out for the move.
Is this the way I should do it? Or should I set up a 55 gallon tank as a temp tank, drain the 75, remove the sandbed, move the tank, replace it and add the fish back in?
I'm trying to avoid a major ammonia spike and anything else that may crop up with removing the deep sand bed. Plus save as much of the beneficial bacteria as possible.
If I should change it out a little at a time. How much should I remove and how long should I wait before I move onto the next section?
any ideas or suggestions are welcome!
