kevinsimons
Reefing newb
As many of you know, I lost all my fish to disease in a matter of just a few days; we never did postively identify what happened (I believe disease was introduced via live sand)... but it's time to move on and go forward....
I'm using the disaster as an chance to fix some things that are wrong - starting with the acrylic tank, which I detest. I'm replacing with an all-glass when I get home from Hawaii (reports on what I found - and didn't find - on the reefs in Maui forthcoming).
I'm planning on leaving the tank fish-free for about a month, (the corals are all thriving). I will then empty as much of the water as I can into a 35 gallon receptacle that I've been using for storing RO/DI water, placing the exposed corals into the bucket as the water drops. Then I'll pour the live sand and remaining water back into the new tank, and pump the water out of the barrel and into the new tank.
Does this sound like a good approach? Any suggestions welcome.
FINALLY -
I'm still smarting and not quite over the disastrous loss of all the fish in my tank, and am feeling TREMENDOUSLY guilty about having lost all these (formerly) wild animals. I'd like very much to go forward with only tank-raised animals.... but this seems to limit me to... damsels and perhaps a pair of clowns? Does anybody have any suggestions for a colorful, interesting, peaceful tank-raised community? I'm not opposed to a tank full of damsels - but can I have a school of 10-15 of them, or will they tear each other apart?
I'm using the disaster as an chance to fix some things that are wrong - starting with the acrylic tank, which I detest. I'm replacing with an all-glass when I get home from Hawaii (reports on what I found - and didn't find - on the reefs in Maui forthcoming).
I'm planning on leaving the tank fish-free for about a month, (the corals are all thriving). I will then empty as much of the water as I can into a 35 gallon receptacle that I've been using for storing RO/DI water, placing the exposed corals into the bucket as the water drops. Then I'll pour the live sand and remaining water back into the new tank, and pump the water out of the barrel and into the new tank.
Does this sound like a good approach? Any suggestions welcome.
FINALLY -
I'm still smarting and not quite over the disastrous loss of all the fish in my tank, and am feeling TREMENDOUSLY guilty about having lost all these (formerly) wild animals. I'd like very much to go forward with only tank-raised animals.... but this seems to limit me to... damsels and perhaps a pair of clowns? Does anybody have any suggestions for a colorful, interesting, peaceful tank-raised community? I'm not opposed to a tank full of damsels - but can I have a school of 10-15 of them, or will they tear each other apart?