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Originally Posted by Beverly
If I were you, I'd consider setting up the new tank without substrate and go bare bottom (BB).
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agreed. when I upgraded to my 120 gallon, I REALLY wish i at least started it as BB for the first 6 months. I pulled out as much of the substrate as I could, and it still looks completely ugly. It's just easier to clean all the die-off from the rock when the tank's bare on the bottom. If you like the look of a substrate, you can add a thin one after the tank's about 6 months old or so.
But that's my opinion here in calgary, where we can't get real "live sand" anyways. we can only get "old" sand.
With whatever liverock you have now, that new tank will look empty, and if you go out and buy more liverock, you'll have die-off in the new tank all mixed into the sand.
a good idea is to have a bucket or two of saltwater mixed up to swish your liverock in before putting it into a new tank. gives you a chance to get rid of some that detritus that you can only get rid of by removing the rock and swishing it. It'll make for less cloud, too, in the new tank. Since you're removing the rock, you can maybe look it over for any pests, like bubble algae and aiptasia that you might not have noticed without the rocks out of the water too.
moving to a new tank more or less gives you a chance to do things you can only do by completely removing your rock
