OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW

[5.0Stang]

This is what im gonna do i wanna remove the CC bed from my wifes tank cause she wants a wrasse. Whats the best way to do this and how deep should i make the sand bed? Its a 3' tank I was thinkin put her fish and corals with rock in a rubbermaid when lights go out with 15 gal. of their water and dump the all the cc and water thats in the tank out and replace with sand and new water. Just like a giant water change simple right? Good idea or am i an idiot? Some1 please let me know if im gonna mess anything up i plan on doing this tomorrow night.

[prof]

The new sand will cycle once added to the tank. If you can run the sand in a seperate tub of salt water with a couple of cured live rocks for a couple of weeks that would help. You can get away with just swapping substrates but keep an eye on your chemical levels and be ready to run carbon and do large water changes.

[BIGBIRD123]

My suggestion would be to leave the fish and most of the rock in the tub (just like they'd be in a tank with no sand) and put the sand and a few rocks in the tank to cycle. That way when you put the fish and other rock back in the tank it is already cycled.

Just what I'd do.

Steve

[5.0Stang]

How deep should i go to keep the wrasses happy?

[Chicken_Eye]

3-4" should be fine

[apedroza]

What kind of wrasse are you getting??

[5.0Stang]

Dont know i think she likes the blue flasher how many can we stuff in a 38? I do have my 100 for back-up but it doesnt have a sand bed YET