I am setting up my 55 gallon this weekend from a planted tank to a cichlid tank. I am going to pull out my existing fish and give them to my son..
Some ghorami's, ottos, and some barbs....
Any rate. I want to get all the river rock and sand base out of the tank and replace it with flroida crushed coral for ph reasons and looks...
My question is this.. I have a magnum 220 on the tank now for about 6 months... I just added an AC300 last week.. If I try to keep 50% of the water for biological reasons? Will I be able to add fish the next day? Safely? Or doing a 50% water change, will I have to re-cycle the tank? I am considering a malawi setup...
Also is coral messy, should it be washed really good before adding?
Thanks
Spankey
Some ghorami's, ottos, and some barbs....
Any rate. I want to get all the river rock and sand base out of the tank and replace it with flroida crushed coral for ph reasons and looks...
My question is this.. I have a magnum 220 on the tank now for about 6 months... I just added an AC300 last week.. If I try to keep 50% of the water for biological reasons? Will I be able to add fish the next day? Safely? Or doing a 50% water change, will I have to re-cycle the tank? I am considering a malawi setup...
Also is coral messy, should it be washed really good before adding?
Thanks
Spankey