moving entire stock to another tank. questions!

zach jay · 07/20/2009, 05:51 PM

I have a 10 gallon reef with a bunch of frags, corals, a clown, and a ywg. i also have a 20g about 1 foot to the right haha. i've been setting up this other tank to include a sump, skimmer and just more room for my false percula and goby. after cycling, (i think its been 5 weeks today, i tested everything and brought a sample to my lfs for them to test, its good ahh) i added my clown and 3 of my hardier zoas. i fed the clown a little, she took right to the food and is swimming around playing in the new flow.

is there anythign i should watch out for with my clown? any behavior that suggests she's not happy?

and for the corals, the zoas opened right up when i put them into the tank. i also put in some gsp, hasn't opened yet, but it was entirely open in my 10. usually i'll give the gsp a few days to open after moving/fragging it.

so my question is, when can i add the rest of my corals? i can't get a definitive level of calcium, so i'm planning on bringing a sample to my lfs tomorrow. should i wait a few more days for these corals to show signs of continuously opening? or can i keep adding?

or, what should i do differently? thanks!

jenjen · 07/20/2009, 09:52 PM

As long as your water quality is good and your tank is cycled, you should be fine to add the corals. Did you use all new rock & sand in the new tank?

zach jay · 07/20/2009, 10:32 PM

some of the rock was new, mainly that in the sump, theres at least 20-25lbs of rock from established systems. 20lbs of live sand (that bag with the water/live sand written on it), and about 20 more pounds of regular sand. i just wanna know if i can add corals or if i should wait to see if the ones i added do well; and if the last one, how long.

07/20/2009, 05:51 PM	#1
zach jay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west hartford, ct Posts: 630	moving entire stock to another tank. questions! I have a 10 gallon reef with a bunch of frags, corals, a clown, and a ywg. i also have a 20g about 1 foot to the right haha. i've been setting up this other tank to include a sump, skimmer and just more room for my false percula and goby. after cycling, (i think its been 5 weeks today, i tested everything and brought a sample to my lfs for them to test, its good ahh) i added my clown and 3 of my hardier zoas. i fed the clown a little, she took right to the food and is swimming around playing in the new flow. is there anythign i should watch out for with my clown? any behavior that suggests she's not happy? and for the corals, the zoas opened right up when i put them into the tank. i also put in some gsp, hasn't opened yet, but it was entirely open in my 10. usually i'll give the gsp a few days to open after moving/fragging it. so my question is, when can i add the rest of my corals? i can't get a definitive level of calcium, so i'm planning on bringing a sample to my lfs tomorrow. should i wait a few more days for these corals to show signs of continuously opening? or can i keep adding? or, what should i do differently? thanks!

07/20/2009, 09:52 PM	#2
jenjen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Langley BC, Canada Posts: 1,710	As long as your water quality is good and your tank is cycled, you should be fine to add the corals. Did you use all new rock & sand in the new tank? __________________ "Challenges forge the greatness in you" Current Tank Info: 180gal softy reef (Apr '09)

07/20/2009, 10:32 PM	#3
zach jay Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west hartford, ct Posts: 630	some of the rock was new, mainly that in the sump, theres at least 20-25lbs of rock from established systems. 20lbs of live sand (that bag with the water/live sand written on it), and about 20 more pounds of regular sand. i just wanna know if i can add corals or if i should wait to see if the ones i added do well; and if the last one, how long.