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holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 07:46 PM
took out all of the rock to bleach.......i want to keep my fish in the tank until the rock is cleaned and cured(outside of the tank)
question is -- will my tank go into any sort of cycle now that i removed all 100lbs of live rock? the 4 inch sand bed is in tact...tank is 72G

thanks

Billybeau1
12/06/2009, 07:53 PM
I do not think that was a good idea with fish in your tank. You need to keep an eye on ammonia and do a lot of water changes until your live rock is re-established IMO. I'm not sure the sand bed alone will provide enough filtration to process ammonia.

holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 08:03 PM
my other option is to move the fish to a 33 long for a month (48x12x12) (my frag tank)

it would be 3 flame wrasses, 3 anthias, and 2 clownfish

which is the better option?

and there is only 10lbs or so of liverock in that tank

holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 08:11 PM
oh and also-the flame wrasses are already in the frag tank

it is just the 3 anthias and 2 clownfish in the 72G if that matters....

Billybeau1
12/06/2009, 08:17 PM
Well, you may be better off leaving them in the 72. Just keep an eye on your ammonia every few days and have some water change water handy if things start looking not so good. You can also keep some Amquel or Prime on hand if levels start to spike.

I would work on getting that rock back in asap. :)

holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 08:26 PM
is there anything else i can do ?

i really didnt think that 5 fish in a 72g with no LR would be a big deal but now i am kinda scared

cidermaster
12/06/2009, 08:30 PM
why are you bleaching the rock?

holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 08:38 PM
why are you bleaching the rock?

hydriods, bubble algae, red turf, rocks are nasty and leaching phosphates

bleach is already started

anyone else with opinions or ideas please post :p

bertoni
12/06/2009, 09:06 PM
If the tank doesn't have any filtration, the ammonia level will start to rise as the animals produce it.

highpower9979
12/06/2009, 09:14 PM
i did the same thing only thing that happen was a little algea all set a week or two later

holdyourlight
12/06/2009, 09:20 PM
If the tank doesn't have any filtration, the ammonia level will start to rise as the animals produce it.

the tank still has a very large skimmer, carbon, phosphate reactor, uv sterilizer, cheato

i just threw a 15lb rock that i forgot to throw in the bleach back in the tank too

think im good to go now ? :rollface:

bertoni
12/06/2009, 09:38 PM
Hard to say. Time will tell.

sjm817
12/06/2009, 11:04 PM
Maybe setup some bioballs to use in the interim?

kyrin01
12/06/2009, 11:12 PM
I think the fish will do ok in the 72g like others have said. Again just watch the params and have water ready to change out in a hurry just in case.