Moving bio-load

[tubbsiewubbsie]

So I'm getting set to move a 9" rabbitfish from my 120 to the 265. I would guess that fish consumes roughly half of what I feed that tank.

Is it a safe bet my nutrients will drop quickly if I don't replace him?

Currently 8 ppm NO3 and .04 PO4 (both numbers hold steady).

This system gets big time cyano outbreaks when nutrients fluctuate too quickly this is why I'm concerned.

As you can see in the pic I already have a pretty good case of green slime on the substrate.

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[MperRluvR]

Can you / will you put other fish into the 120? If you timed it right you could move the rabbit over and several other smaller fish into the 120 and just keep the same feeding regimen, in which case I would think the bioload would fluctuate less. If you then find it’s too much food now you could slowly reduce the amount fed.

 

[tubbsiewubbsie]

Can you / will you put other fish into the 120? If you timed it right you could move the rabbit over and several other smaller fish into the 120 and just keep the same feeding regimen, in which case I would think the bioload would fluctuate less. If you then find it's too much food now you could slowly reduce the amount fed.

I think I may have to.

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[MperRluvR]

I wouldn’t say you have to, but if you are concerned about a large fluctuation and want new fish in the 120 anyways it would seem beneficial to swap ~simultaneously to help ease the fluctuation. I can’t say for sure but I think the amount you feed might be a stronger correlation than the fish waste so either way i’d keep the amount of food stable and dial it down or up slowly if you can.

 

[Nanook]

What kind of corals are in the 120?

 

[tubbsiewubbsie]

Mainly acropora

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[Nanook]

I'd probably just monitor it and see what happens.

 

[tubbsiewubbsie]

I'd probably just monitor it and see what happens.

Yeah I guess we'll see tomorrow. Maybe just slowly cut back the feeding after I move that big guy.

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