jason
New Member
Fayette ME
Posts: 65 
|
Post by jason on May 28, 2013 6:50:41 GMT -5
Did you have a live sand bed?
|
|
|
|
Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 28, 2013 8:09:27 GMT -5
Poly filters remove ammonia and turn yellow when they do. Never hurts to put a Poly filter in with any traveling livestock as well.
|
|
|
|
Post by pam0630 on May 28, 2013 8:29:01 GMT -5
im cleaning my sand before i transport the whole tank....dont want to have any issues with high levels...im sure i will have some, but hopefully not too much..taking lots of water from the tank and also water made ahead.....
i was told to fill tank, get up and running put rock in and get fish in an hour later immediately even if water is cloudy?? any takers on that method??
|
|
|
|
Post by ryansweatt2004 on May 28, 2013 8:51:53 GMT -5
Just make sure you clean your sand with salt water. I usually use the water from the water change as I'm setting the tank back up to rinse out the sand inside of an old fish net. Work really well to get out the detritus and other crud while preserving the bacteria.
|
|
|
|
Post by pam0630 on May 28, 2013 10:09:12 GMT -5
going to clean sand with water left in bottom of tank...when i empty everything out.....
but what do you think of when i get to sc and setup tank immediately...fill tank with water i took out and top off with water ill have made...put rocks in still cloudy im sure..what about putting in that dr aquatics one and only in and then after about an hour put fish right in????scared to death
|
|
|
|
Post by jess on May 28, 2013 10:12:43 GMT -5
I only had about an inch of sand, cleaned it before even transporting it. I do run poly filters, I didn't use ANY water that my livestock was transported in due to the ammonia levels being thru the roof. But from die off from the rock and stress from the transport it still set off a mini cycle. I had my rock in one tote and livestock in another, and two totes of tank water from before removing rock or anything.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards
|
|
|
|
Post by pam0630 on May 28, 2013 11:06:16 GMT -5
yes thats what i plan on doing.....plan on draining all the water that i need to tank before removing anything...
i know the fish are going to kick up alot when trying to catch them...have to move the rock even before attempting to catch the fish....by the way want to come over and help....lol this is so stressful..
planned on 2 totes for fish and corals....plain rocks in another...sand in buckets..damn they are going to be heavyyyyyyy...try to pick all the snails out of the sand...put in another cont.....with some sand of course......
any other ideas jess....this is so helpful...i appreciate it very much
|
|
|
|
Post by jess on May 28, 2013 14:19:06 GMT -5
Are you doing all of this in the day of the actual move or night before?
Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards
|
|
|
|
Post by lindsey1984 on May 28, 2013 16:39:22 GMT -5
So, I just did two 20 gal water changes. I did a 20 gallon wc form my tank and put my tank water into Jess's tank. (this way its established and full of good stuff to boost hers with and help take out the ammonia) I was getting about 80 in nitrates yesterday and today seems to be around 40-60 after the wc and the ammonia was up to about 1.0 yesterday and today after the wc it reads between 0 and .25. This is def been a process and lots of water changes and constant testing but it seems like its starting to pay off. I was starting to stress when I had already done 2 big water changes and yet the levels werent going down too much...thats where you wonder, is it more important to do a lot of water changes to dilute the water with all the bad stuff or do you deplete the good stuff because of doing a lot of water changes to get rid of the bad? Which is the worser evil? Anyways, Jess is a genius and told me to use my current water to help boost her cycle and boost her good stuff while still getting rid of the bad. SO anyways, things are looking better. The corals are looking a bit happier and the tests are reading better but I have to say, the bristle star has taken a BEATING! I put him into jess's tank to avoid him getting eaten by my fish and he has since dropped all but 2 1/2 limbs and HALF of his body...I can LITERALLY see in and out of him, but somehow he's still plugging away...even with the hermits in jess's tank eating at him...poor little guy! Anyways, thats my update...and babbling for you  |
|
|
|
Post by jess on May 28, 2013 16:46:44 GMT -5
Starfish are extremely resilient. I've had that monster for a long time and even tho I've tried rehoming him I was quite upset to think he had died. So he will have to stay. The freaky part is watching his dropped legs wander around the tank lol. They even try to eat!!
Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards
|
|
|
|
Post by lindsey1984 on May 28, 2013 17:12:17 GMT -5
OMG...like I said...when it's let started moving I started screaming and dancing with it in my hand...I RAN to the bathroom and flushed it! FREAKED me the $#^#$^ out!
|
|
|
|
Post by jess on May 28, 2013 18:11:31 GMT -5
Lol let them stay in tank they sometimes grow lol
Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards
|
|
|
|
Post by lindsey1984 on May 28, 2013 18:45:41 GMT -5
I wont touch it again...you have my word! HAHAHA
|
|
|
|
Post by jess on Jun 5, 2013 11:09:27 GMT -5
Tank is finally stabilizing, lost allot, considering downsizing to a nano for a while until the man and I are settled more. Job demands are going to make keeping a big tank very difficult.
Loss update
All fish except two green chromis
All leathers except devils hand and green polyped toadstool
Blasto (one I got from Steven)
Bunch of shrooms
Most the gsp
xenia
Maybe the black sun coral
Going thru cyno cycle now. Blah
Sent from my SCH-I535 using ProBoards
|
|
|
|
Post by pam0630 on Jun 6, 2013 7:12:08 GMT -5
wow, thats too bad jess.......im hoping i have better luck with my move...the fish and corals will be in the air conditioned car on the way down to SC....fish in tote with the corals bagged sep in those styrofoam boxes.....ive been in contact with a gentlemen down SC ...very knowlegeable told me some good ideas...stop feeding fish 3 days before i move them...less waste in the water...said to put the lid on the tote with my air pump in it...dont keep bothering them, that stresses them out...when i get to SC take lid off, put an over hang pump on the fish get water circulating check the PH and start adjusting that water in the tote with fish...said after i adjust PH slowly start doing water changes in tote a couple times, then after ph adjusted put fish in bags and float in tank when thats full and i add the one and only to full tank and get it up and running........
hopefully crossing my fingers everything makes it OK
|
|
