Demolition , ans Reconstruction

reefrubble

reefrubble

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I am going to pull out my live rock , and remove my ROCK HARD sand bed . I will be installing new live sand , and some new elevated base rock . I am going to remove the corals from my old live rock , and exterminate all unwanted live from the rock . ( Bleach , and Acid bath ) . I will be placing the rock back in my tank after the pest removal treatment .

I am looking to borrow some tubs , or totes to get the job done . If you can help in anyway please let me know . It is going to take a little time for me to get everything set up ( 2 to 3 weeks ) . My Live sand isn't here yet , and I need to make up Water , get totes , and line up help . Thank you , Ted
 
I have some tubs, buckets, 10 gal tanks and a 55 gal tank you can use. You can also use me to help just LMK when :celeb1:
 
I pulled one of the large rocks out of my tank Today , and it is now sitting in bleach water . After everything is dead I will pressure wash it , and give it a bath in vinegar water . Then another wash , and into my frag tank . My frag tank shares the same sump as my DT . That way I can get bacteria growing on , and in it again .
 
A little over one third of the rock removed so far .

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Mpfaff77 said:
That is a major operation. Very messy and re aqua scapula can be frustrating.

How is it going D-Day+1??
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First off , Thank you very much for the reply .

I am going very slowly , because I don't want any kind of spike . I am removing a little rock at a time , and killing everything except the corals I want to keep . There is a lot of crap growing on my rock , like Aiptasia , and a whole list of other unwanted things . I remove the corals I want to keep , then the rock goes in a bleach water bath , for about two days . I then pressure wash , and then a vinegar water bath for a few days . I rinse the rock again , and place it in a tank I have connected to my sump , to get bacteria growing in it again . I will use this rock to reaquascape my tank , after I Replace my old sand bed . I will post some pics as I go along .
 
I removed some more rock Today .

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You can see how hard the sand bed is , it is still attached to the bottom of the rock . I had to use a hammer , and a large screw driver to break the rock from the sand .
 
wow this is crazy! I have thought about pulling everything out in mine but scared about creating a huge spike in the tank!! going to be following along!
 
Nwest said:
wow this is crazy! I have thought about pulling everything out in mine but scared about creating a huge spike in the tank!! going to be following along!
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That's why I'm doing it a little at a time . After I kill , and clean the rock , I put it in my frag tank . My frag tank is connected to the same sump , that my DT is . That way I can get some bacteria growing in the rock , so I don't get a spike . At least I hope it will work that way .
 
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