It's hard to part from the fish and the hobby entirely. I can do away with the SPS and wait till I have a large tank one day... I'm thinking of converting my barebottom mixed sps/softie tank to a lower maintenance softie/lps tank.
Let me know what you guys think could be a problem, whether the fish can stay in my tank while I make changes or if it will cycle and I really need to separate them first...
1) Get rid of all my sps and most of my other coral.
2) Lights out for extended periods, minimally feed my fish, keep skimming, water changes, add more cleanup crew, get rid of my algae issues...
3) Reaquascape a little at the top, but keep the base the way it is
4) add sand and seed the sand
5) add coral slowly
How many lbs of sand should I buy? 3-5" deep is probably too much for a cube so probably 1.5-2"?
Where's a good place to get it and which kind? I am not sure if I want to go with the super fine sand right now.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
- Herman
Let me know what you guys think could be a problem, whether the fish can stay in my tank while I make changes or if it will cycle and I really need to separate them first...
1) Get rid of all my sps and most of my other coral.
2) Lights out for extended periods, minimally feed my fish, keep skimming, water changes, add more cleanup crew, get rid of my algae issues...
3) Reaquascape a little at the top, but keep the base the way it is
4) add sand and seed the sand
5) add coral slowly
How many lbs of sand should I buy? 3-5" deep is probably too much for a cube so probably 1.5-2"?
Where's a good place to get it and which kind? I am not sure if I want to go with the super fine sand right now.
Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.
- Herman