... to move into a new home. My new 12 gallon nano cube arrived today! Just in time. The filter on my current tank seems to be malfunctioning. I currently have it (the cube) running with water downstairs to check for leaks and clean it out. I will be upgrading from my 10 gallon to the cube. I have several questions though. Some I asked in a previous thread just wanted some more opinions. (No offense to those who answered in my previous thread!)
1.I plan on using my water again. How much should I save? Should I save it all?
2.I also plan to use my sand again. (After a through cleaning!) How should I go about moving it.
3.Should I use my live rock over? It is pretty much brown. Hardly (if any) coraline growth. Should/can I just buy new?
4.If I use my current live rock over, will my tank have to re-cycle? If so, will it be a full cycle or a mini-cycle?
1.If I buy new live rock from the LFS, will my tank do a full or mini-cycle (if it does at all)?
5.I eventually want to keep some corals in the tank. If my tank re-cycles (full or mini) will I have to wait the suggested one year? (My tank has currently been setup for over one year.)
6.How should I have the 2-24watt lights setup on a timer?
7.What kind of corals and possibly an anemone (for my clown) will I be able to keep in there?
8.{Feel free to add any input here!}
That is a lot of questions. Sorry, I have had luck setting up tanks, just never upgraded one! Thanks once again!
1.I plan on using my water again. How much should I save? Should I save it all?
2.I also plan to use my sand again. (After a through cleaning!) How should I go about moving it.
3.Should I use my live rock over? It is pretty much brown. Hardly (if any) coraline growth. Should/can I just buy new?
4.If I use my current live rock over, will my tank have to re-cycle? If so, will it be a full cycle or a mini-cycle?
1.If I buy new live rock from the LFS, will my tank do a full or mini-cycle (if it does at all)?
5.I eventually want to keep some corals in the tank. If my tank re-cycles (full or mini) will I have to wait the suggested one year? (My tank has currently been setup for over one year.)
6.How should I have the 2-24watt lights setup on a timer?
7.What kind of corals and possibly an anemone (for my clown) will I be able to keep in there?
8.{Feel free to add any input here!}
That is a lot of questions. Sorry, I have had luck setting up tanks, just never upgraded one! Thanks once again!