shanks Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 ok so i had a 90 gallon aquarium given to me as it was leaking. I set up half the live rock with coral in my 40 gallon and the other half of the rock is in a tote with an air bubbler. I managed to save all the fish so far and the coral seems to be doing fine. I followed the mixing instructions from the instant ocean but do not hae a hyddrometer. I will pick one up today. I will have the 90 gallon fixed or replaced within a week but could use any suggestions or tips to help me out for the next week or so. I converted my canister with live rock to act as a temp sump. Please advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Water quality going from a 90 to the 40g might be an issue. But if you will be able to put them back in a 90 in a week, it might be reasonable to not feed the fish for the week so that they are less dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 ok thanks, I am a little concerned about the live rock as half of it and probably sixty lbs is sitting in a tote right now. I will put a powerhead in there tonight. Ae they pretty resilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senroc Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Of everything you have the rock will be fine doing things your doing. The fun part will be when you get it all set up and whatever is living inside the rock starts coming out of it. My first crack at a SW tank was a little 10gal. A couple of days after I got it going I saw this tiny little crab claw stick out of a little pore. It wasn't moving so I figured he didn't make it. But as the months wore on I noticed this claw appear every so often cleaning around it's little home. Eventually he got big enough that he emerged as an Emerald Crab. It was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle31 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 If you have the rock in a tote you need to add a heater as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Of everything you have the rock will be fine doing things your doing. The fun part will be when you get it all set up and whatever is living inside the rock starts coming out of it. My first crack at a SW tank was a little 10gal. A couple of days after I got it going I saw this tiny little crab claw stick out of a little pore. It wasn't moving so I figured he didn't make it. But as the months wore on I noticed this claw appear every so often cleaning around it's little home. Eventually he got big enough that he emerged as an Emerald Crab. It was pretty cool. yeah the tote is sitting at 68 degrees. his tank was only at 72 and with no heater but i think the sump was giving it a few degrees. Is it true that if the corals do die i can reintroduce more later. The ones that i inherited are fairly boring to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle31 Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 That Temp is low. If the corals die you can replace them yea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitaminz Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) The ideal reef tank temperature is between 76° and 78° Fahrenheit .You will have to be very watchful, if the corals are not happy and start going south, they could start a chemical warfare. Never a pretty sight. Have to make sure your quality of water is bang on for that small of a tank. Jeff Edited January 4, 2013 by Vitaminz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks Posted January 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 update: all fish are still swimming around and the coral is out. So far so good. Anyone got a tank they might want to trade for a good pile of rock and a lot of sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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