Want to go bare bottom

dawaterboy · 02/02/2010, 07:55 PM

I have a few inches of C.C. in my tank and I was thinking about going bare bottom. What is the best way to remove the C.C.? Should I take all the LR, coral, livestock and most of the water?

wis_fishing_guy · 02/02/2010, 07:58 PM

How old is the system?

dawaterboy · 02/02/2010, 08:14 PM

I just upgraded to this tank a little over three months ago. Most of the rock was from established systems and my original tank was setup 9 months ago.

old salty · 02/02/2010, 08:19 PM

Siphon out a bit each water change and you will be good to go without shocking the system.

dawaterboy · 02/02/2010, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old salty

Siphon out a bit each water change and you will be good to go without shocking the system.

I've been doing that. At that rate I'll have C.C. in my tank for another year.

bertoni · 02/02/2010, 09:21 PM

You can remove it all at once, but I'd have some Amquel on hand, and plenty of water for changes. Most often, such changes don't cause any appreciable problems, but the crushed coral might be very dirty, which can cause an ammonia spike.

02/02/2010, 07:55 PM	#1
dawaterboy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: waterford, mi Posts: 214	Want to go bare bottom I have a few inches of C.C. in my tank and I was thinking about going bare bottom. What is the best way to remove the C.C.? Should I take all the LR, coral, livestock and most of the water?

02/02/2010, 08:19 PM	#4
old salty Genius Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Island of Misfit Toys Posts: 3,131	Siphon out a bit each water change and you will be good to go without shocking the system. __________________ "The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers." Thomas Jefferson Current Tank Info: Out of the marine aquarium hobby

02/02/2010, 09:21 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You can remove it all at once, but I'd have some Amquel on hand, and plenty of water for changes. Most often, such changes don't cause any appreciable problems, but the crushed coral might be very dirty, which can cause an ammonia spike. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/02/2010, 07:58 PM	#2
wis_fishing_guy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 95	How old is the system?

02/02/2010, 08:14 PM	#3
dawaterboy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: waterford, mi Posts: 214	I just upgraded to this tank a little over three months ago. Most of the rock was from established systems and my original tank was setup 9 months ago.