Starting over with same tank and livestock

gtp0083 · 03/23/2017, 06:57 PM

I realize now I have made some design mistakes with my 3 month old tank. I like my 29g tank but would like to change some aquascape designs as well as maybe drill and add a sump.

Would it be safe for my live stock to reside in a Tupperware/Rubbermaid storage container for a couple weeks while I make adjustments. The container would of course include all of my lighting heater filtration and power heads.

Would I need to move my sand bed to the container with the livestock? I would like to put it in a separate container and just keep it wet. I think this would be easier and cleaner. Would it require flow/heat/filtration?

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thegrun · 03/23/2017, 08:59 PM

You can certainly use an appropriately sized container like a Brute trash can as a temporary tank. The sand will not be necessary in the temporary tank unless you have a burrowing wrasse, but you will certainly need the live rock from your tank to keep the fish waste processed. Yes you need water movement via a powerhead and a heater for both the temporary fish tank and the sand.

gtp0083 · 03/23/2017, 09:01 PM

I would like to remove my live rock and rescape outside the tank. I would like to this in order to drill it and mount it properly. Right now it is just stacked and I don't trust. How long can the rock survive out of water without depleting the beneficial bacteria?

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03/23/2017, 06:57 PM	#1
gtp0083 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: waddell, AZ Posts: 255	Starting over with same tank and livestock I realize now I have made some design mistakes with my 3 month old tank. I like my 29g tank but would like to change some aquascape designs as well as maybe drill and add a sump. Would it be safe for my live stock to reside in a Tupperware/Rubbermaid storage container for a couple weeks while I make adjustments. The container would of course include all of my lighting heater filtration and power heads. Would I need to move my sand bed to the container with the livestock? I would like to put it in a separate container and just keep it wet. I think this would be easier and cleaner. Would it require flow/heat/filtration? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03/23/2017, 08:59 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	You can certainly use an appropriately sized container like a Brute trash can as a temporary tank. The sand will not be necessary in the temporary tank unless you have a burrowing wrasse, but you will certainly need the live rock from your tank to keep the fish waste processed. Yes you need water movement via a powerhead and a heater for both the temporary fish tank and the sand.

03/23/2017, 09:01 PM	#3
gtp0083 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: waddell, AZ Posts: 255	I would like to remove my live rock and rescape outside the tank. I would like to this in order to drill it and mount it properly. Right now it is just stacked and I don't trust. How long can the rock survive out of water without depleting the beneficial bacteria? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk