Teardown question

Chitownpw · 09/05/2021, 08:10 PM

Basically tore down my reef tank taking out all the livestock and live rock except for a a couple of rocks, sand and 2 wrasse - adult red coris and a melanurus wrasse There is like 100 gallons of water in the display, probably not the best quality due to the tear down. But, I threw in some heaters, air stones, sediment filter (like a sponge) and some carbon.

Q: if I leave the fish in the tank do you think there is real risk that levels will get too toxic without more filtration for a week? Sump isn’t running - catastrophe with the sump which was the reason for the tear down.

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Timfish · 09/06/2021, 07:01 AM

My guess is you have about a 50/50 chance of it either improving or going down hill and killing anything left in it.

09/05/2021, 08:10 PM	#1
Chitownpw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 218	Teardown question Basically tore down my reef tank taking out all the livestock and live rock except for a a couple of rocks, sand and 2 wrasse - adult red coris and a melanurus wrasse There is like 100 gallons of water in the display, probably not the best quality due to the tear down. But, I threw in some heaters, air stones, sediment filter (like a sponge) and some carbon. Q: if I leave the fish in the tank do you think there is real risk that levels will get too toxic without more filtration for a week? Sump isn’t running - catastrophe with the sump which was the reason for the tear down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09/06/2021, 07:01 AM	#2
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	My guess is you have about a 50/50 chance of it either improving or going down hill and killing anything left in it. __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek