Setting up 2nd tank...

power boat jim · 09/21/2007, 06:28 PM

I was thinking about setting up another tank to house the "overflow" coral from my main tank.The question I have is if I plumb it to the main sump would there be enough of a "cycle" to hurt the main tank. I would use some of the sand from the main tank and use cured live rock. Or would there be no cycle since it would be actually part of the old tank?

Thanks,
jim

Roy G. Biv · 09/21/2007, 06:31 PM

I did it. I added a 90 to my 210. It was like doing a massive water change, almost. It actually diluted everything. Everything lived.

2crazyreefers · 09/21/2007, 06:39 PM

Depends on tank sizes. IMO I would not go over half the volume of existing tank.

power boat jim · 09/21/2007, 06:40 PM

Thats what I was hoping for. Now all I have to do is spend money.

crab0000 · 09/21/2007, 07:46 PM

Depends on how much new live rock and how well it's cured too.

seastar12 · 09/22/2007, 05:23 PM

It should be Ok if the 2nd tank is not too big.

kingfisher62 · 09/22/2007, 07:00 PM

I took The water and liverock from my 55g to start my 14g biocube and there was virtually no cycle and started stocking in 3 days.

09/21/2007, 06:28 PM	#1
power boat jim Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wisconsin, The big peninsula Posts: 2,100	Setting up 2nd tank... I was thinking about setting up another tank to house the "overflow" coral from my main tank.The question I have is if I plumb it to the main sump would there be enough of a "cycle" to hurt the main tank. I would use some of the sand from the main tank and use cured live rock. Or would there be no cycle since it would be actually part of the old tank? Thanks, jim

09/21/2007, 06:39 PM	#3
2crazyreefers Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Vt. Posts: 733	Depends on tank sizes. IMO I would not go over half the volume of existing tank. __________________ My 4 part recipie for my acros = calcium - alk - flow & luck.

09/22/2007, 07:00 PM	#7
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I took The water and liverock from my 55g to start my 14g biocube and there was virtually no cycle and started stocking in 3 days. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

09/21/2007, 06:31 PM	#2
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	I did it. I added a 90 to my 210. It was like doing a massive water change, almost. It actually diluted everything. Everything lived.

09/21/2007, 06:40 PM	#4
power boat jim Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Wisconsin, The big peninsula Posts: 2,100	Thats what I was hoping for. Now all I have to do is spend money.

09/21/2007, 07:46 PM	#5
crab0000 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jasper,GA Posts: 2,801	Depends on how much new live rock and how well it's cured too.

09/22/2007, 05:23 PM	#6
seastar12 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 245	It should be Ok if the 2nd tank is not too big.