How would you switch (move over) a reef tank?

[Tangled Knot]

Gooooooddddd idea Myka.
I'll try that before I make the move.
Ok, I added a piece to my existing reef under a bright spot.
Wait and see now.

Thank you all for your suggestions and please keep them coming.

[Tangled Knot]

Myka, can you elaborate on the Lanthanum chloride?
I've never heard of it before.
Thanks.

[Mike-fish]

if im not mistaken lanthanum chloride is the chemical found in foz-down. you just add it at your filter sock/ floss and it binds to the phosphate taking it out of solution in the water so your filter media can snag it. then you just remove the filter media and replace with fresh

[Tangled Knot]

Anyone else successfully move a reef using eco rock?

[cuz]

my first upgrade i added 150lbs of dry base rock and transefferd 100% succesfully, second upgrade i added 200lbs of base rock to the previous rock and was succesfull again but now I'm fighting phos from lack of curing either time..

[Tangled Knot]

Cuz, how much phosphate are you measuring?

[e46er]

Originally Posted by CM125

Next time you do a water change, put all that water in the new tank, get the new tank to about 50/50 of water from the old tank and the new. continue testing for a week or so, but everything should be good to transfer over. Shouldnt need to re-cycle with 50/50 water. You will need to re-place every piece though as flow and lighting will be different then the other tank.

A cycle has little to nothing to do with the water itself the good bacteria isn't really in the water column

I used base rock without curing- took probably a $1000 in phosphate removers and MASSIVE hair algae problems to finally beat it I would never again not cure it first and make sure it's PO4 free

[Tangled Knot]

I don't understand some of these phosphate problems. Some say you should cure the eco rock for 3 to 4 months first. Those who didn't are fighting phosphate 6 months to a year later. Wouldn't the eco rock have cured in 3 to 4 months in either case? I'm starting to think some of these phosphate problems are unrelated.

On another note have been soaking my eco rock for week now with no rise in phosphate.
I'm going to watch it for a month or so to see what's what.

[FitoPharmer]

Do you have lights for your new tank?If you have not already, I would add some seed rock to your new tank and throw on your lights.