Rookie upgrade here

[colette39]

Well we just bought a brand new 45 gallon tank. It 36x12x24. Now I've got it filled with live sand and 25lbs of live rock from a established tank. The waters murky now. I've got a heater in it and a powerhead and the t8 light. Should I have the powerhead and light on? Or wait till it clears up? Also how will i go about transfering the sand and rock from the 10g?

And for fish we want - the 2 damsels, the goby, the pistol, 2 clowns and a flame hawkfish.

And thanks for all the info in upgrading.

[gregzz4]

I'd suggest keeping the lights off for now, or you'll just fight algae
Also, keep your pumps and powerheads off until the sand settles, to avoid unnecessary wear

If you want to add critters right away, I wouldn't transfer the old sand, unless you wash it 'very well', but the amount in a 10g is not worth saving, IMO
If you transfer the sand, even though you want the life, you may have an issue or 2

But, with that in mind, if you don't plan on adding any 'critters' for a bit, until after your new tank cycles, go ahead and transfer the sand and LR now
Then go through the regular cycle testing;
NH3, NO2, NO3

[colette39]

The live rock is in the tank with the fish we have, can I have the fish in the tank without live rock and transfer it all over then the fish when the tank cycles?