coral in a cycling tank? (overnight)

Turbo snail · 05/30/2012, 05:25 PM

Hello Everyone!

I have a 90 gallon reef tank which I have to tear down for a day or two as we are replacing the floors in the living room and the flooring needs to go under my stand too. I have a 55 gallon trash can to hold most of my water and plenty of 5 gallon buckets to hold fish and some corals. However, in my basement I have a currently-cycling 150 gallon tank which, if filled with rock and corals could make this process a whole lot easier. I know it is still cycling (ammonia at .25ppm, nitrites at 0, nitrates at 10ppm) and could not keep the corals (mostly softies and lps) alive long-term, but what about overnight? I am really worried that in my buckets everything would be too close and sting each other half to death. Obviously the space of my 6-foot tank could completely prevent this, but I don't want to kill everything I have with the high nitrates. Suggestions??

Thanks!!!

Mikez1207 · 05/30/2012, 05:28 PM

Mmm dont seem to to high

feh · 05/30/2012, 05:30 PM

Its the ammonia that would worry me. I wouldn't do it.

theman772 · 05/30/2012, 05:34 PM

put all the rock from the 150 inthe trash cans then put the 90gallon corals and rock in the 150 until the floor is done

Turbo snail · 05/30/2012, 05:35 PM

is that not considered high? I'll be honest and admit that with my 90, since it's been set up for so long without problems I just keep up to date on water changes and probably haven't done an actual water test in about three years

. I don't really remember at what point it gets harmful to animals vs just what is naturally present in the system

Harleyx2 · 05/30/2012, 05:54 PM

I would just put the corals in a bucket with water from the tank they come from if its only overnight.

Mikez1207 · 05/30/2012, 07:21 PM

You need flowing water for oxygen....

Turbo snail · 05/30/2012, 07:23 PM

Thanks for the input everyone, I'm moving the live rock and some red mushrooms to the tank downstairs and leaving everything else in buckets. I'll update you all tomorrow on how it goes

loscaer · 05/30/2012, 07:45 PM

As long as you have flow in the buckets you should be fine.

theman772 · 05/30/2012, 08:06 PM

good luck it should work fine put the other stuff in the 150 if you need to with some flow

05/30/2012, 05:25 PM	#1
Turbo snail Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 122	coral in a cycling tank? (overnight) Hello Everyone! I have a 90 gallon reef tank which I have to tear down for a day or two as we are replacing the floors in the living room and the flooring needs to go under my stand too. I have a 55 gallon trash can to hold most of my water and plenty of 5 gallon buckets to hold fish and some corals. However, in my basement I have a currently-cycling 150 gallon tank which, if filled with rock and corals could make this process a whole lot easier. I know it is still cycling (ammonia at .25ppm, nitrites at 0, nitrates at 10ppm) and could not keep the corals (mostly softies and lps) alive long-term, but what about overnight? I am really worried that in my buckets everything would be too close and sting each other half to death. Obviously the space of my 6-foot tank could completely prevent this, but I don't want to kill everything I have with the high nitrates. Suggestions?? Thanks!!!

05/30/2012, 05:28 PM	#2
Mikez1207 MrReef 101 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pasadena, TX Posts: 378	Mmm dont seem to to high __________________ 5G pico mix Current Tank Info: Growing

05/30/2012, 07:21 PM	#7
Mikez1207 MrReef 101 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pasadena, TX Posts: 378	You need flowing water for oxygen.... __________________ 5G pico mix Current Tank Info: Growing

05/30/2012, 05:30 PM	#3
feh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Atlanta area Posts: 535	Its the ammonia that would worry me. I wouldn't do it.

05/30/2012, 05:34 PM	#4
theman772 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: El Monte ca Posts: 262	put all the rock from the 150 inthe trash cans then put the 90gallon corals and rock in the 150 until the floor is done

05/30/2012, 05:35 PM	#5
Turbo snail Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 122	is that not considered high? I'll be honest and admit that with my 90, since it's been set up for so long without problems I just keep up to date on water changes and probably haven't done an actual water test in about three years . I don't really remember at what point it gets harmful to animals vs just what is naturally present in the system

05/30/2012, 05:54 PM	#6
Harleyx2 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 51	I would just put the corals in a bucket with water from the tank they come from if its only overnight.

05/30/2012, 07:23 PM	#8
Turbo snail Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 122	Thanks for the input everyone, I'm moving the live rock and some red mushrooms to the tank downstairs and leaving everything else in buckets. I'll update you all tomorrow on how it goes

05/30/2012, 07:45 PM	#9
loscaer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New York Posts: 57	As long as you have flow in the buckets you should be fine.

05/30/2012, 08:06 PM	#10
theman772 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: El Monte ca Posts: 262	good luck it should work fine put the other stuff in the 150 if you need to with some flow