Ok, so I have a brackish tank (1.010) with rocks and fake plants. I have puffers in there. I wanna take eveything out and and switch over to the argonite(sp?) sand and also a bag of live sand. i also have some other coral rocks that I bought. Do I have to take the fish out while I do it and if so, do I need to keep them out of the tank for a certain period of time?
I understand that it'll kill off most of the good bacteria in the tank, but I don't have another tank to put them in and wait for it to establish itself again.
The reason that I am doing this is because I want to go full marine and for the fish to have a more natural enviroment. I will also be getting a skimmer and replacing the crappy filter that came with the tank. With advice from the guy at the local fish store, I will leave my biowheel Peguin filter on there though. As soon as I get the salinity where it needs to be; I will add live rock. I'm sure that the fish will love it, especially because I'm having a hard time keeping the PH up with the way the tank is set up.
I can't wait to see how it looks when I'm done. I'm just hoping that I can get some advice on making the transition.
Thanks in advance. I love this forum!
I understand that it'll kill off most of the good bacteria in the tank, but I don't have another tank to put them in and wait for it to establish itself again.
The reason that I am doing this is because I want to go full marine and for the fish to have a more natural enviroment. I will also be getting a skimmer and replacing the crappy filter that came with the tank. With advice from the guy at the local fish store, I will leave my biowheel Peguin filter on there though. As soon as I get the salinity where it needs to be; I will add live rock. I'm sure that the fish will love it, especially because I'm having a hard time keeping the PH up with the way the tank is set up.
I can't wait to see how it looks when I'm done. I'm just hoping that I can get some advice on making the transition.
Thanks in advance. I love this forum!