FYI houndsbay, the existing tank is a 60 gallon not a 30 gallon, i just have a spare 30 gallon that i think will fit all of the rock.
I don’t want to dose my fish if i don’t have to. Also concerned that there won’t be enough room for fish in the 30 gallon tank. Also, i think a 30 gallon with 60 lbs of LR in it will get toxic quickly with all of the flatworm die off. Would like to not subject corals to that if not necessary.
I’m ditching all of my old water. Bad idea? Seems like it will be a non-issue if i make sure the ph/salinity/temp is the same.
I agree with John, move livestock to new tank (no rock/sand), does the old tank heavy with FWE and wait for everthing to die, rinse the rocks off in fresh SW and add to tank. The fish won’t be affected by the flatworm exit. Flatworms typically reproduce asexually, but if there are any eggs, they will probably survive the treatment. I would does the new tank lightly 1 week after just to be sure.
Successfully moved everything into the new tank without killing anything. I even found a live fish during the move! Let me explain:
About 9 months ago, one of my clowns disappeared. I couldn’t find him ANYWHERE. I assumed he had died and the clean up crew took care of the body.
When I turned over the old tank to empty out the overflow, out pops a clown fish. I thought he was dead but his body hadn’t decomposed. Then he starts flopping around on the ground so I scooped him up in my hands and dumped him in the tank. He looks like he never missed a beat!
He’s much smaller than my other clown, probably because less food made it into the overflow, but that’s one tough clown!
Wow! that is great to hear. Both the move and the tough and lucky clown. I always look in my overflow and then the sump when ever I’m missing something in the tank. LOL
I looked in there with a flashlight but the way the old tank was, the overflow itself is covered so it was difficult to see. Amazing that he could live in there for so long.
It’s nerve racking leaving a new system on overnight.
No water on the floor and everything is still alive. I did get a small bacteria bloom from adding some new rock but nothing major.
I have a small leak coming from where the pvc attaches to the drain bulkheads (1 drop every couple of minutes). It is going to be a nightmare trying to remove the drains from the bulkheads to glue them. Is there anything I can do to stop them from leaking once installed? Maybe silicon around the whole bulkhead-pvc connection?
Turn off the pump. Dry off the affected area. Use super glue gel on the possible hole or area. Let it dry for a few minute then use silicone around that. Of course wait for the silicone to dry before turning on the pump. Silicone will dry before it completely cure, but it will hold a small leak till cure.
I did this with my old tank before on a small leak from the same location that you mention. Hope it helps and work for you.
Good advice, i did exactly that. How long does silicone take to dry? I know curing is probably 24 hours or so, but how long should i wait before turning the pump back on?
either way, but do make sure there is good flow in the fuge, and no dead spots. it will keep the chaeto growing well, and not collect detitus. which it tends to do in low flow setups. and then grow hair and other algaes on it too. a good fuge should grow nice clean chaeto.
no sand anywhere