im moving my 55gal tank to a new 75gal tank in my living room; my question is my old tank has tons of buble algae; any sugestion on how I should do this so i can get rid of the buble? do I just scrub them off the rocks? how about moving the water? do I just move everything to the 75gal if anyone know any steps for moving I need some help please; thanks.
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Scrub it off while the rock is out of the water for a few seconds: it will help, and it won't hurt your corals if you're fast and careful not to hit them. I don't say it will utterly get rid of it. Move all of your water that you can get out clean. The sand is iffier, but wash it in the last of the tank water, and get it out as clean as reasonably possible. You're going to need some bins to store things until you can get the sand down first. If you use all new sand you're apt to get a small cycle, which is hard on things. You should replace the last and dirtiest water with new salt water, like a 30% water change. And watch your temperature.
Fish caught in the middle of this process should be carefully managed and acclimated to the new tank. Ziplocks can help, but don't seal them long. This whole process is going to have to go like deliberate, well-planned lightning if fish are involved.
Be well organized, plan, think things through about sequence, and have extra hands who are willing to take orders.
Test your ph and chemistry when you're done to be sure you're ok. And before you add any fish back in. PH can vary when water is poured, aerated, moved, or overturned with sand. Have enough ro/di and salt AND buckets to handle any eventuality. Watch ph, watch temperature, and test again every few hours to be sure it's all going smoothly.
Fish caught in the middle of this process should be carefully managed and acclimated to the new tank. Ziplocks can help, but don't seal them long. This whole process is going to have to go like deliberate, well-planned lightning if fish are involved.
Be well organized, plan, think things through about sequence, and have extra hands who are willing to take orders.
Test your ph and chemistry when you're done to be sure you're ok. And before you add any fish back in. PH can vary when water is poured, aerated, moved, or overturned with sand. Have enough ro/di and salt AND buckets to handle any eventuality. Watch ph, watch temperature, and test again every few hours to be sure it's all going smoothly.
thanks for the response; i dont think I have enough sand to cover the 75 gallon tank; should I go buy another bag and cycle? I dont have enough rocks to cover the 75 gallon and I was thinking of adding more live rocks should I go ahead and buy them now or wait till everything is settled down? and how would I remove my saddle back without hurting it? thanks again.
chocolateblnt
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Yes you need to cycle again; every new tank must cycle! ... use a product named Bio-Spira since you probably won't be waiting for your new tank to cycle and running your old one at the same time ... I did a transfer and had no deaths and cycled my tank in 1.5 days! It's just bottled bacteria that help keep your spikes in check but it's way better than TLC, which is 90% inert.
here's a link to people's results and its use...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=788793&highlight=bio
here's a link to people's results and its use...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=788793&highlight=bio
Sea Ninja
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I would drain all the water into 5 gallon jugs and then it that water to refill your tank. This will help with the cycle. You can leave the sand and rock in the tank but be very careful when moving. As for the fish and corals, put them in a bucket. They wont be their long. Look at it like this, the 55 gallons you have is like doing a water change on the 75 gallon. Just add the additional 20 gallons. You are 2/3 of the way there.
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