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In this Part 1 of 2 series i give you a more in-depth look at sand beds, what they are and how they work. Going over the details in how they actually provide such a great source of natual filtration for your tank. breaking down the different zones in the sand bed, and how each one functions.
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Rob,
Your info on how to move your tank was awesome. I have been thinking about switching out my 29 w/ a 45 gallon on the same stand and not sure how to go about it. You covered the topic with masterly detail. Now my wife is all excited about me spending a Saturday swapping tanks while she watches the kids all day. I just got my IPOD Monday and I have listened to about half your show and I really enjoy them. They are a cornucopia of knowledge!
__________________ Tony K.
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75 Gallon Reef Tank
Livestock: 6 Chromis, Atlantic Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Flame Angel, Pair Maroon Clowns, Bristal Star
Corals: Bubble Coral, Toadstool Leather, Star Polyp, Zoo's, Mushrooms, Clam
How about a podcast on fragging corals? I have to frag some xenia this week when I swap to the 45 gallon since it is attached to two seperate rocks. I have no clue how to do it. Any advice?
__________________ Tony K.
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75 Gallon Reef Tank
Livestock: 6 Chromis, Atlantic Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Flame Angel, Pair Maroon Clowns, Bristal Star
Corals: Bubble Coral, Toadstool Leather, Star Polyp, Zoo's, Mushrooms, Clam
Rob has a good video on fragging... not sure if that transfered over to this website though...
But fragging Xenia is pretty easy.... you can either pull the xenia off the rock, or cut it with a knife/scissors at the bottom of the stalk and then take the piece and rubberband it to some rock- don't rubberband it too tight or it will come off, just enough for it to stay- and then it will be attached within a few days- week.
Because Xenia grows in the direction of the flow, some people will just put a rock next to it and it will spread onto the rock.
Some people also frag using wedding vail and wrap the coral to the rock with the vail.
You can also use a toothpick which prolly works better than the rubberband by itself. Put the toothpick through the stalk and then rubberband from the tips of the toothpick under the rock....
While I was told (and think it's a good idea) to use some old substrate to seed new tanks, I was also told that using sand that was deep (anaerobic) may contain sulfite/sulfurous acids and could cause major problems in the new tank.
I have reused live sand when I went from a 12 to a 29 gallon and it worked fine. That stuff is expensive. I mean it's "live sand" so it was allways used before putting it in the tank technically. But I do not know if the sellers of LS do something to it before they bag it to take out "impurities per say" for a new tank.
__________________ Tony K.
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75 Gallon Reef Tank
Livestock: 6 Chromis, Atlantic Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Flame Angel, Pair Maroon Clowns, Bristal Star
Corals: Bubble Coral, Toadstool Leather, Star Polyp, Zoo's, Mushrooms, Clam
Going from a smaller tank to a larger tank (where you are adding a LOT of new substrate) may not be as big an issue as it would be reusing a 6 inch sand bed from a 75G reef that was running for years.
Again, I'm clueless..and this is why I ask. There may be no problems at all.
There is a difference between bagged LS or that which is purchased at the LFS versus old, dirty LS in an established reef tank. Most LS at the LFS is kept in storage systems that does not represent a deep sand bed and it is always being moved and stirred about and rarely has any fish, corals or other larger living organisms in it. It doesn't really have the chance to build up N2 or N2O. Nor is it littered with
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