New Tank Question

[truck0000]

OK.... I have had such fits with my 55 that I have put the new tank on turbo setup. I have everything ready for water. My question is if I move my 100lbs. of live rock from my 55 to my 75 with all new RO/DI saltwater how long will it take for the algea on my live rock to die off. This is considering that there should be no phosphtes in the new tank to feed it.

Second question..... Should I wait for all the algea to die off of the live rock before I transfere my livestock or does it even matter? I decided not to use any of the old water from the 55 b/c of the water quality issues's that I have been having or does this matter?

New tank:
75 Gal. RR
20 Gal. sump
125 CSS skimmer (needs constant tinkering)
4x65 watt pc with moonlight
3 inch of new southdown sand
100lbs live rock
mag 12 return to 3 tank outlets
Sieo 620 and 820 for circulation

Any suggestion comments or concerns welcome. I intend to get water init tomorrow.

[::pete::]

The algae isnt going to die off in "new" water and using some of the old will help in the cycle.

[gjuarez]

I am definately not disagreeing with Pete but I dont think I would use the old water. I would just wait 2 months or so and wait for the cycle to finish. New tank, new setup, new water chemistry. Why use the same water chemistry that was giving you problems. You could cook the rock to get rid of all the algae. What type of algae is it?

[alton]

I had this problem with a 75 g when I bought it back from a friend. Water changes once a week with quality water and six months later algae was gone. Add fish that love eating algae and a cleaning crew of crabs and snails. Good luck

[GaryP]

Your water may not have any phosphate in it but as Pete said that won't cause it to die off. However, it will probably not grow much without additional phosphates. This will work well right up to the point you try to feed something. Food may contain up to 1% phosphates.

No system is phosphate free. The trick is not to eliminate phosphates, but rather to manage the phosphates that are introduced.

[pickle311]

cook your rocks before you put them in the new tank, you ill be absolutly amazed at what comes out of them. I'm cooking mine now and an completely blown away by the amount of deterious comming out of them. It's a pain in the butt, but well worth it.

[truck0000]

What do you mean by cooking them? Wont this kill all my coraline (SP?) algeas and benefical bacteria?

If I decide to use some water how much should i use from old tank?

[::pete::]

Beneficial bacteria is also in the water so it depend on the quality. When I changed to my 180 from the 100 I used my siphoned water to fill 75% of the 180. Maybe a little less, but then still let it cycle foe @ a week before the switch.

[pickle311]

What do you mean by cooking them? Wont this kill all my coraline (SP?) algeas and benefical bacteria?

If I decide to use some water how much should i use from old tank?

cooking is simply an extreme method of cleaning your rocks. You put them in some sort of container with a skimmer and let it run. Do weekly water changes and clean the rocks with every water change. Do that until they quit producing crap in mass quantities. I have been cooking mine for a month and haven't lost any coraline algea.