New tank question

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

put a new sand bed in or leave it out. disturbing an established sand bed is a recipe for disaster.

I have moved plenty of sandbeds from one tank to another while upgrading tanks or moving to a new house. There have never been any problems with sandbed issues. Sandbed depths have been 3"-4".

Usually, I have left the corals, fish and critters in a heated, aerated, partially covered but lit rubbermaid tub while the sandbed settled somewhat, for less than a day.

I have also put heaters and powerheads in the newly setup tank with the old sandbed to help off-gas the bad stuff that would come from the sandbed. JME, though.