Michigan Cichlid Association

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hobbiest on April 06, 2016, 08:27:18 PM

Title: Moving the tanks help
Post by: Hobbiest on April 06, 2016, 08:27:18 PM

Up until recently I kept taks with no substrate mostly. This also helped when I wanted to rearrange my tanks as I had no substrate to manage. I want to move some tanks but these days I keep substrate in all of them. So my main concern of I attempt to move everything is the ammonia spiklng too high from disturbing all of the substrate. Tips and 411 would be welcome.

Title: Re: Moving the tanks help
Post by: Arturtle on April 06, 2016, 09:19:17 PM

With gravel just vac the crap out of it before hand and should be fine.  You could probably just stir sand and do a water change.

If you're overly concerned just rinse the tank/substrate before refilling.

Title: Re: Moving the tanks help
Post by: Regalblue on April 06, 2016, 11:23:08 PM

Quote from: Arturtle on April 06, 2016, 09:19:17 PM

  You could probably just stir sand and do a water change.

This is all I'd do.

Title: Re: Moving the tanks help
Post by: Ron on April 07, 2016, 06:54:17 PM

If you have good biofilters, just rinse the substrate so it's clean.