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Moving an Established Large Reef Tank
Hi,
This is my first post on this Forum. I recently purchased a 180gl Reef along with a 50gal refugium and 60 [acronym:8847224bf9="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:8847224bf9] sump. It has a [acronym:8847224bf9="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:8847224bf9] and approx 270lbs [acronym:8847224bf9="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:8847224bf9]. The Livestock include 16 fish and 18 inverts. The tank has been established around 2 years. I don't expect the system to be down more than 6 hrs. The concern I have is killing the denitrifying bacteria in the [acronym:8847224bf9="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:8847224bf9] when moving. I plan on reusing about 80% of the original water. Can the fish go right back in? Are there any other concerns?
I saw the other posting for the [acronym:8847224bf9="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym:8847224bf9] but just wanted to know if anything would be different for a reef?
Thanks
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