Okay guys, I realize I might be in over my head on this one. I started my tank with crushed coralI just plain don't like it, tired of vacuuming it and just over all tired of the look. I want to switch it out for sand. I have a 28 gallon tall. CC is about 3" thick. I wouldn't be concerned about making the switch if I didn't have coral,fish and inverts in the tank. I'm worried about my parameters spiking with the change over and having everything crash. This is my plan, tell me if I'm stupid, it will not hurt my feelings. LoL
drain enough water into a Rubbermaid or a spare 10 gallon tank I have. Transfer fish, coral inverts and live rock into either one. Leave about 30-40% of the water in the tank and take about 95% of the CC coral out leaving 5% for seeding new sand. Wash the new sand VERY well before putting it in. Then add it the sand in.
Wait for the dust to settle then add some new saltwater and the rest from the temporary tank I was using to hold all my critters in.
Live-stock and coral include about 200-300 heads of mixed zoanthids, large flower pot Coral, multiple button polyps, star polyps, anemone, 2 ocellaris clowns, peppermint shrimp, emerald crab, hermits, turbos and orange Linka Star(worried about this guy and the whole switch).
Any suggestions would be appreciated! And if anyone with experience might want to help I could keep the beers flowing the whole time! Thanks on advance for your advice and opinions.
drain enough water into a Rubbermaid or a spare 10 gallon tank I have. Transfer fish, coral inverts and live rock into either one. Leave about 30-40% of the water in the tank and take about 95% of the CC coral out leaving 5% for seeding new sand. Wash the new sand VERY well before putting it in. Then add it the sand in.
Wait for the dust to settle then add some new saltwater and the rest from the temporary tank I was using to hold all my critters in.
Live-stock and coral include about 200-300 heads of mixed zoanthids, large flower pot Coral, multiple button polyps, star polyps, anemone, 2 ocellaris clowns, peppermint shrimp, emerald crab, hermits, turbos and orange Linka Star(worried about this guy and the whole switch).
Any suggestions would be appreciated! And if anyone with experience might want to help I could keep the beers flowing the whole time! Thanks on advance for your advice and opinions.
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