ctniners
10/01/2009, 08:55 AM
Hi Guys,
Ok, here is a little background, I am moving from an all-in-one jbj 28 gal nano cube to a 75 gal with a 40 gal breeder for a sump.
So, I want to make the move as seamless as possible, I will only move enough sand in my current system to fit in the refuge part of my new sump, the actual display will have all new sand……I have been told by others that have tried doing the same without problems to the water chemistry and livestock…my question relies more in the water part, I have been reading a lot and many people when they go bigger they add their current tank water (in my case it will be about 22 gallons) and then get “live” water from an established aquarium of course to avoid a big spike in the system, now, this established water has live good bacteria of course, for how long or better yet under what conditions does this water has to be kept to keep that bacteria alive?....will the bacteria survive if it is kept in a container for a day?...or does the move have to be made right away?
Sorry to make it long, I have a hard time explaining things in a quick fashion.
Thank you for your inputs.
One more thing......in your experience which is most accurate phosphate test kit, I am using API and is giving me zero but I am sure I have phosphates, my LFS also uses API so I need to get something more reliable, I use salifert for all my other tests, but I was told that salifert phosphate test kit is not as good as their others test kits.
Alex
Ok, here is a little background, I am moving from an all-in-one jbj 28 gal nano cube to a 75 gal with a 40 gal breeder for a sump.
So, I want to make the move as seamless as possible, I will only move enough sand in my current system to fit in the refuge part of my new sump, the actual display will have all new sand……I have been told by others that have tried doing the same without problems to the water chemistry and livestock…my question relies more in the water part, I have been reading a lot and many people when they go bigger they add their current tank water (in my case it will be about 22 gallons) and then get “live” water from an established aquarium of course to avoid a big spike in the system, now, this established water has live good bacteria of course, for how long or better yet under what conditions does this water has to be kept to keep that bacteria alive?....will the bacteria survive if it is kept in a container for a day?...or does the move have to be made right away?
Sorry to make it long, I have a hard time explaining things in a quick fashion.
Thank you for your inputs.
One more thing......in your experience which is most accurate phosphate test kit, I am using API and is giving me zero but I am sure I have phosphates, my LFS also uses API so I need to get something more reliable, I use salifert for all my other tests, but I was told that salifert phosphate test kit is not as good as their others test kits.
Alex