Starting a new reef tank

[waterboy0524]

Hi everyone, today I made a new purchase, a 100 gallon aquarium. I currently have a 55 gallon reef setup that has been running for 10 months and I am wanting to transfer my rock, corals, and fish to the new system as soon as I can. I was wondering what is the quickest way to get my new tank ready for these inhabitants as I intend to make the new aquarium my primary tank. Any information you can provide is appreciated. My new (used) tank is currently soaking in water/vinegar to remove scaling and other deposits.

Thanks.

 

[CRW Reef]

And to the ADDICTION!!!!

Are planning to use new sand and rock, or are you adding your existing stuff to additional new rock and sand?

 

[waterboy0524]

The plan is to use new sand and some new rock, but I will be using existing rock from my current setup and changing the 55 gallon tank to a frag tank.

 

[CRW Reef]

Just my opinion as I am by no means an expert but I would buy live caribsea sand from Aquamart thatbis already cycled and is wet, ready to go. If you use this and in conjunction with a cup or 2 of your old sand along with your current rock, you shouldn't see much of a cycle if any. If you can leave the old one up and running for a week while you pull the rock and get the new sand in, I would think you should be good to go. Again I am not expert and I am sure others will chime in with much more thought and experience than I. Good luck with the move!

 

[Dbarnes]

Just my opinion as I am by no means an expert but I would buy live caribsea sand from Aquamart thatbis already cycled and is wet, ready to go. If you use this and in conjunction with a cup or 2 of your old sand along with your current rock, you shouldn't see much of a cycle if any. If you can leave the old one up and running for a week while you pull the rock and get the new sand in, I would think you should be good to go. Again I am not expert and I am sure others will chime in with much more thought and experience than I. Good luck with the move!

+1 use new sand and some seeded rock from your other tank if you have no pests in your other tank i would do a 50% water change and put the old water in the new tank.... if i could make one suggestion i would say take your time setting it up and it will save u headaches in the future, i rushed my old tank @ setup and i was always changing things. Good luck and congrats on the up grade!

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[waterboy0524]

Thanks for the advice! Finally got my sand and rock in yesterday after a week of sanding and buffing the acrylic tank. I used 200 pounds of new caribsea aragonite and 50% of the water from my existing tank. The water is cloudy today but I imagine that should clear in the next few days.

 

[Ghosty]

...I would buy live caribsea sand from Aquamart thatbis already cycled and is wet, ready to go. If you use this and in conjunction with a cup or 2 of your old sand along with your current rock, you shouldn't see much of a cycle if any.

How much do they sell that LS for?