How slow should I transfer my corals?

Skrimpwhisperer · 04/20/2014, 01:46 PM

Title.

I'm currently in the process of. Transferring corals from an old tank to a new tank. Similar volumes (65 tall to a 72 bow) and similar lighting, LEDs on both, blues and whites on the old one and blues whites and violets on the new.

The tank has cycled and is currently having a small diatom bloom. How slow should I take it while transferring my corals. They are majority LPS with two SPS pieces as well.

leveldrummer · 04/20/2014, 02:28 PM

As long as parameters match, just move them all at once.

Skrimpwhisperer · 04/20/2014, 03:10 PM

Ok sweet. I forgot about my RBT, that too?

wrott · 04/20/2014, 04:41 PM

You mean an anem? Yes transfer all at once, as long as params (SG, temp) match. They will close-up for a day maybe, but sometimes corals will love the new "fresh" SW and open up immediately.

Skrimpwhisperer · 04/20/2014, 04:57 PM

Yea my nem. And awesome. I transferred half of them today so I'll do the rest when I get home. Thanks.

ReeferBill · 04/20/2014, 07:57 PM

Please post some pictures!

Skrimpwhisperer · 04/20/2014, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ReeferBill

Please post some pictures!

First half

Second half

Tanks dirty and the rocks aren't in their final resting place but this gives you a pretty good idea. There is a frogspawn, acans, Duncan, RBT, wellso, rhicordea, flower pot, trumpet, chalices, Monti cap, blastos, war coral, birds nest, palys, and zoas.

The fish are a pygmy angel, a purple orchid, a big skrimp goby, a pistol skrimp/goby pair, handful of peppermint skrimp and a cuc

04/20/2014, 01:46 PM	#1
Skrimpwhisperer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 145	How slow should I transfer my corals? Title. I'm currently in the process of. Transferring corals from an old tank to a new tank. Similar volumes (65 tall to a 72 bow) and similar lighting, LEDs on both, blues and whites on the old one and blues whites and violets on the new. The tank has cycled and is currently having a small diatom bloom. How slow should I take it while transferring my corals. They are majority LPS with two SPS pieces as well.

04/20/2014, 04:41 PM	#4
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	You mean an anem? Yes transfer all at once, as long as params (SG, temp) match. They will close-up for a day maybe, but sometimes corals will love the new "fresh" SW and open up immediately. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

04/20/2014, 07:57 PM	#6
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	Please post some pictures! __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

04/20/2014, 02:28 PM	#2
leveldrummer Reefer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,831	As long as parameters match, just move them all at once.

04/20/2014, 03:10 PM	#3
Skrimpwhisperer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 145	Ok sweet. I forgot about my RBT, that too?

04/20/2014, 04:57 PM	#5
Skrimpwhisperer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 145	Yea my nem. And awesome. I transferred half of them today so I'll do the rest when I get home. Thanks.