Use current rock and sand for new tank or bleach it???

[wt*jayjay]

soo i just broke down the 75. setting up the new 145 in a month or two. right now ive got a large brute trash can with all my live rock and some water in it. i was having a horrible redslime problem before i broke the tank down, so my question is do you think i should just bleach out all the rock i have right now so i can start fresh with it in the new tank or try and fight it?? and would it be a super bad idea to use the water thats infected with the bacteria.. maybe thats a no brainer... also what about the sand what could i do about that?

 

[sollie7]

why not just leave the rock out in the sun for a while

 

[smallblock]

youll get some red slime with the new setup its inevidablesdsa thats what i do when i cant spell something, having no light should kill that stuff

 

[smallblock]

no, use new water for sure, you do know if you kill the rock you will have to wait on a cycle which sucks

 

[weaglereefer]

Let the rock sit in the trash can. Get a powerhead or some way to get circulation in there. Do normal water changes every 2 weeks. Your rock will be good to go with the new setup, I wouldn't bleach it, 2 months with no light will be fine.

For the sand, you can rinse that out with a hose in the driveway, then I'd get a tarp or something to lay it out in the sun for a day, then rinse it again, then you should be good to go there.


And don't use the water from the trash can in the final tank.

 

[jeffmuse]

I would recommend using the live rock from the previous system in the new setup.

My observations with red slime algae is that if the algae (or cyano bacteria) have no light or exsist in an extremely oxygen rich environment, then it will die. If you have your live rock sitting in a trash can with a power head for circulation then the red slim will surely die off as it is not getting enough light to support itself.

 

[smoothie]

JeffMuse;523664 wrote: I would recommend using the live rock from the previous system in the new setup.

My observations with red slime algae is that if the algae (or cyano bacteria) have no light or exsist in an extremely oxygen rich environment, then it will die. If you have your live rock sitting in a trash can with a power head for circulation then the red slim will surely die off as it is not getting enough light to support itself.

Yep and then just stick a hose in it til the water runs clear from the die off. Add some prime to it and let it soak before adding it to the system

 

[wt*jayjay]

awesome thanks guys! i was going to hate to have to go through a super long cycle with my new set up. since its already going to take a bit since its going to be close to or a little over 200gallons.

oh and just for the heck of it should i throw some red slime killer in there?

 

[weaglereefer]

No, you need a skimmer and charcoal to effectively use that stuff, and unless you fix the problem, you won't actually get rid of the bacteria.