The so called LR to water ratio...

noobwithatank · 12/06/2007, 05:31 PM

so most of u know already that it is 1 - 1.5lbs per gallon of water. i believe this to be true when the tank is stocked for that ammount of water also. (made up stuff here..lol ) now lets say i was to upgrade my current tank bc29 to say a 40 breeder. keeping the same ammount of livestock i currently have using the same rock, and just adding new sand. would i need to add more rock due to more water volume, or would i only need to have more rock if my bioload demands it?

cliffnotes.
upgraded tank, same livestock, same ammount of rock, new sand. does one need to add more rock even tho the bioload never changed?

greenbean36191 · 12/06/2007, 10:01 PM

Cliffnotes answer:
No.

12/06/2007, 05:31 PM	#1
noobwithatank Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Niagara, Ontario. Posts: 65	The so called LR to water ratio... so most of u know already that it is 1 - 1.5lbs per gallon of water. i believe this to be true when the tank is stocked for that ammount of water also. (made up stuff here..lol ) now lets say i was to upgrade my current tank bc29 to say a 40 breeder. keeping the same ammount of livestock i currently have using the same rock, and just adding new sand. would i need to add more rock due to more water volume, or would i only need to have more rock if my bioload demands it? cliffnotes. upgraded tank, same livestock, same ammount of rock, new sand. does one need to add more rock even tho the bioload never changed?

12/06/2007, 10:01 PM	#2
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Cliffnotes answer: No. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up