tthayer
02/20/2009, 10:38 AM
Hi All,
I am in the midst of my first tank transfer and from what I have read the following should not occur. Maybe I am wrong. Please let me know.
2 weeks ago I started building a new 90g tank. Currently, I have a sump with a refuge, new crushed coral covered with new live sand, 85 percent new saltwater and 15 percent from my old tank. 3 days ago I checked the water parameters and with the exception of a very slight increase in nitrates and a small calcium deficiency, everything was perfect. Based on this, I moved some pieces of live rock into the tank and checked everything this morning. All was fine except that I noticed that during the transfer, I had inadvertently transferred some snails and some small corals. Specifically a couple of zoo's and and ric.
Based on everything I have read, the tank should not have been ready for these corals but yet they seem to be thriving in there. Does this make any sense at all? Also, if they seem to be doing well, would it make sense at this point to try moving a damsel into the tank as well. I have a pair of damsels and the one is seriously beating up on the other.
Thanks,
Tom
I am in the midst of my first tank transfer and from what I have read the following should not occur. Maybe I am wrong. Please let me know.
2 weeks ago I started building a new 90g tank. Currently, I have a sump with a refuge, new crushed coral covered with new live sand, 85 percent new saltwater and 15 percent from my old tank. 3 days ago I checked the water parameters and with the exception of a very slight increase in nitrates and a small calcium deficiency, everything was perfect. Based on this, I moved some pieces of live rock into the tank and checked everything this morning. All was fine except that I noticed that during the transfer, I had inadvertently transferred some snails and some small corals. Specifically a couple of zoo's and and ric.
Based on everything I have read, the tank should not have been ready for these corals but yet they seem to be thriving in there. Does this make any sense at all? Also, if they seem to be doing well, would it make sense at this point to try moving a damsel into the tank as well. I have a pair of damsels and the one is seriously beating up on the other.
Thanks,
Tom