moving a sand bed...

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drty811

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i have moved a couple of tanks with no problems. the only thing i did was leave enough water to keep the sand covered. the latest move was six plus hours.
 
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dragon79

New Member
When I did the transition from the pico to the 6, I had no problem.

Good luck Justin.....err I mean Jesse (haha) :)

**I'm sure Mike will catch this (inside joke between the three of us)
 
skipm

skipm

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A cycle can be triggered by disturbing the lower layers in a deep sandbed but the sandbeds we usually keep in a nano are not that deep so with a little caution you should be fine. You may want to keep some extra water around for a little while to make sure it doesn't cause a small cycle though. Good luck.
 
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reefman23

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dragon79 said:
Good luck Justin.....err I mean Jesse (haha) :)

**I'm sure Mike will catch this (inside joke between the three of us)
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Good stuff! very funny! Mike...looks like you'll never live it down!


Thanks for the quick responses. very good then...as soon as I get a sump made and drill/plumb the 20L, ill be underway.
 
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mikeguerrero

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Hi Jesse,

I agree with Skipm that if you disturb a deep sand bed in say 3 to 4 inches of sand you can start a small spike of ammonia to nitrite. But the upper layers of sand in a inch or 2 doesn't usually solidify.

You see, when I had the two nano cubes I was able to transfer my sand no problem because the sand stayed lose, it never became solid; like in my 72 gallon the sand has become solid.

For example I tried digging a small hole in the sand for my new blue carpet and as I reached a deeper part about 2 inches down I felt the sand become chunks, I stopped digging and placed the carpet in.

I never had solid sand in my previous cubes, so I think you will be fine. In deeper sand beds you get the anareobic bacteria breaking down nitrates and if you disturb this colony you can start a mini cycle.

Hope this helps out, justin, my bad I mean Jesse.... J/K All in good fun right...

Mike G....
 
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reefman23

New Member
mikeguerrero said:
Hi Jesse,

I agree with Skipm that if you disturb a deep sand bed in say 3 to 4 inches of sand you can start a small spike of ammonia to nitrite. But the upper layers of sand in a inch or 2 doesn't usually solidify.

You see, when I had the two nano cubes I was able to transfer my sand no problem because the sand stayed lose, it never became solid; like in my 72 gallon the sand has become solid.

For example I tried digging a small hole in the sand for my new blue carpet and as I reached a deeper part about 2 inches down I felt the sand become chunks, I stopped digging and placed the carpet in.

I never had solid sand in my previous cubes, so I think you will be fine. In deeper sand beds you get the anareobic bacteria breaking down nitrates and if you disturb this colony you can start a mini cycle.

Hope this helps out, justin, my bad I mean Jesse.... J/K All in good fun right...

Mike G....
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Thanks Matt, very helpful. My sand is loose all the way to the bottom glass, so I should be fine. Oh sorry, I meant Mike.

Thanks

jesse
 
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mikeguerrero

Active Member
Jesse,

You got me, man you really made me laugh,,,, hahahahahahahahaha,,,,, you really made me laugh,,,,, This is Matt saying take care,,,,


Oh I mean,

Mike G
 
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