Moving tank inhabitants

Chris918 · 01/31/2019, 05:15 PM

Hello friends,

I've got one too many aquariums. To cut down on maintenance, I'd like to move all of the livestock in a smaller 30 gallon to a much larger 90 gallon system. The 90 has been running for almost a year and has no problems.

I have corals, fish, and inverts in the current system I'd like to move. I need a frag system and I figure this is a perfect way to avoid buying a new tank entirely. My issue is that the smaller system has green hair algae at the moment. The last thing I want is to transfer it to my bigger system. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have at least 20 corals that need to move, but many of the plugs have some GHA on them. There is also some stringy algae coming out of the rocks. What would you do were you in my situation? I don't want to transfer this gunk to their new home.

Thank you!

mcgyvr · 01/31/2019, 08:49 PM

A peroxide dip would be a good idea...many corals can tolerate it just fine

FireViper · 01/31/2019, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

A peroxide dip would be a good idea...many corals can tolerate it just fine

Enquiring minds want to know. What is a peroxide dip?

Uncle99 · 02/01/2019, 06:19 AM

Hydrogen peroxide, common at any drug store.
A 5 minute bath, a little scrub where possible, a good rinse in DT water
I dilute mine to 1 part HP to four parts DT water

mcgyvr · 02/01/2019, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle99

Hydrogen peroxide, common at any drug store.
A 5 minute bath, a little scrub where possible, a good rinse in DT water
I dilute mine to 1 part HP to four parts DT water

Yep.. That will do..

FireViper · 02/01/2019, 09:18 AM

Thanks, good to know.

Soft corals will tolerate the dip as well?

01/31/2019, 05:15 PM	#1
Chris918 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 174	Moving tank inhabitants Hello friends, I've got one too many aquariums. To cut down on maintenance, I'd like to move all of the livestock in a smaller 30 gallon to a much larger 90 gallon system. The 90 has been running for almost a year and has no problems. I have corals, fish, and inverts in the current system I'd like to move. I need a frag system and I figure this is a perfect way to avoid buying a new tank entirely. My issue is that the smaller system has green hair algae at the moment. The last thing I want is to transfer it to my bigger system. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have at least 20 corals that need to move, but many of the plugs have some GHA on them. There is also some stringy algae coming out of the rocks. What would you do were you in my situation? I don't want to transfer this gunk to their new home. Thank you!

01/31/2019, 08:49 PM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	A peroxide dip would be a good idea...many corals can tolerate it just fine __________________ Who me?

02/01/2019, 06:19 AM	#4
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Hydrogen peroxide, common at any drug store. A 5 minute bath, a little scrub where possible, a good rinse in DT water I dilute mine to 1 part HP to four parts DT water

02/01/2019, 09:18 AM	#6
FireViper Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 120	Thanks, good to know. Soft corals will tolerate the dip as well?