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11/04/2008, 06:52 AM
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Location: New York
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Another LR Question
I will be converting my 135 gallon freshwater tank over to a FOWLR tank in Feb/Mar. Currently I have a 38 gallon sw tank with about 50 lbs of LR. I have a chance to buy 40lbs of really nice lr from a person getting rid of his tank. Question ... I have an empty 20 gallon tank ... could I put sw, a heater, light, and a powerhead in the 20 gallon with this 40 lbs of live rock for 3-4 months to keep it alive ... will the corraline algae survive? Do I need to add a damsel or cuc? I figured I could also put some sand or small piece of lr from my 38 gallon to help cylce if that is necessary. What do you think? Thanks.
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11/04/2008, 07:43 AM
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NTTH Rookie Help
 
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you could run the 20 as a tank set up on its own and then use the contents to start your new tank when ready, it will be good practise for the 135
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11/04/2008, 07:50 AM
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I see no problem with keeping it in the 20 for that period. No need to add a fish unless you want to use it as a Q-tank while it is set up. Lighting doesn't need to be anything special either. Just a couple of daylight N.O. fluorescent tubes will do.
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