Restarting a Tank need Advice

smallmihai · Dec 30, 2014

My current 14 gallon nano that Ive had up for a year has had a severe dinoflagellate issue the last two months. Most my corals have bleached. I have left two corals and two colonies of utter chasos and some other zoas. I bought a 30 gallon JBJ nano recently and I am going to set it up as soon as my sand arrives. I have a few questions:

1. Should I not use any of the current live rock due to the dinoflagellate issue.
2. Should I use any of he sand in my current tank to help cycle my new tank faster.
3. Should I just start fresh and once my tank is cycled transfer everything over?

Any help would be appreciated it.

Thanks guys

solitude127 · Dec 30, 2014

Start new with everything. You don't want to bring any pest (whether algae or critters) to the new tank.

smallmihai · Dec 30, 2014

solitude127 said:

What about the coral is that okay to transfer if I dip it?

solitude127 · Dec 30, 2014

smallmihai said:

If you do transfer, I would dip it in peroxide to hopefully take care of any algae on there. there may be a chance you'll lose the coral but nothing worse than fighting a constant algae problem

BeanMachine · Dec 30, 2014

I agree with Mike, start over.

smallmihai · Dec 30, 2014

BeanMachine said:

*sigh* guess this is the expensive part of reef keeping. How do you do the peroxide dip? I already lost like $250 in corals I wanna try to save something if I can.

BeanMachine · Dec 30, 2014

I think generally 10 to 20% of hydrogen peroxide to saltwater is safe. I usually don't measure... just pour a cup of saltwater... a couple swigs of h202 and dip away. the coral will bubble and fix kinda like when you pour it on cuts. Use a tooth brush and scrub the rock and algae away. Like 5 minutes.

xthunderx · Dec 30, 2014

Fresh start is what I would do, no need to bring any problems along.

smallmihai · Dec 31, 2014

Where is a good place to get cheap live rock? I dont wanna pay $6.99 /lb.

solitude127 · Dec 31, 2014

smallmihai said:

Live rock will bring many pest both good and bad. I'd suggest with dry rock. Even though the curing process takes longer, it'll be well worth the wait.
I think Marco Rock is having 15% off it's site right now.
http://www.marcorocks.com/

Depending on what kind of aquascape you're planning for your 30g, I think 20lbs should do.

orbela · Jan 6, 2015

smallmihai said:

Ellis Aquatic has cured rock for $1 something per pound I forget but it's cured and cheap worth checking it out.

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