I am so frustrated I am ready to give in the towel. Maybe someone can help me???
Let me give a little background info. I upgraded my tank almost a year ago from a 30 to a 60 gallon aquarium. Things were great. I got a new tank and some more live rock from someone off craiglist, and stupidly used his rock. Well, about a month or more after, I had aptasia covering my tank. I have tried every method around but it has been a fight every step and they just keep coming back. Around this same time my ozone maker broke, and I had an outbreak of algaes keep reappearing in my tank. The fish are all doing well, as are the corals, but things just look gross in there.
Here is what I would like to do. I would like to go in (do a good sized water change) and take out all or most of the rock. I want to use some from my LFS and replace it with new clean stuff. I want to take out all the fish etc while I do this, and clean the sides of the tank, the sand, etc.
What would be an okay process to do this? Can I simply add new cured rock? will this screw things up? Someone please give me guidance before I give up. I miss my beautiful tank and want it back.
Please, a little advice....thanks
Let me give a little background info. I upgraded my tank almost a year ago from a 30 to a 60 gallon aquarium. Things were great. I got a new tank and some more live rock from someone off craiglist, and stupidly used his rock. Well, about a month or more after, I had aptasia covering my tank. I have tried every method around but it has been a fight every step and they just keep coming back. Around this same time my ozone maker broke, and I had an outbreak of algaes keep reappearing in my tank. The fish are all doing well, as are the corals, but things just look gross in there.
Here is what I would like to do. I would like to go in (do a good sized water change) and take out all or most of the rock. I want to use some from my LFS and replace it with new clean stuff. I want to take out all the fish etc while I do this, and clean the sides of the tank, the sand, etc.
What would be an okay process to do this? Can I simply add new cured rock? will this screw things up? Someone please give me guidance before I give up. I miss my beautiful tank and want it back.
Please, a little advice....thanks