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[Desertio]

Okay, I have been in this habit for a few years now and i find myself in a difficult situation. I have just set up a 75 gallon tank. I used old live sand that i rinsed thoroughly and some live rock from my other tank. I added some bio-spira additive enough to trat 30 gallons only though. It has been up and running for almost a week now with a skimmer going as well. Now, i got a snowflake eel today from another marsh member. Tomorrow i am getting the refugium for my 75 gallon tank and will transfer the live sand from my existing bio-cubes as well as the cheato into it. I plan on getting the correct amount of bio-spira and adding it to the aquarium then transfering all the livestock into the 75 gallon tank. Question is..........

Is it okay to add the ell to the 75 tonight or should i acclimate him into the 34 gallon biocube tonight then turn around tomorrow and acclimate him into the 75 after the additive is in and refugium is set up? I think i know the answer but my wife is forcing me to take it to the polls. Thanks for any and all advice

On another topic... I have a gfo reactor and was wondering if i can just fill it up or do i use only the recommended amount? If the latter then can i mix it with carbon to utilize the rest of the reactor? Like stack not mix

 

[Jhwku]

Just my 2 cents. I would use fritz turbo start over bio spira. Just my opinion. As for where to put the eel I would say into the established tank

 

[webster1234]

As long as you don't have any ammonia in the 75, I'd add him. Monitor ammonia closely or add some kind of rapid start like TLC Smartstart complete or something along those lines. Everybody has their preference. If ammonia starts to kick up, do water changes to keep it under control. One eel in 75 gallons of water will be ok.

As far as the GFO, I wouldn't use more than the recommended amount. It is for phosphates, which you obviously don't have a problem with yet since the tank is new. Overdosing GFO really causes problems if you have high phosphates and you overdose causing a rapid change in phosphates. That can shock livestock, mainly corals.

As far as mixing the carbon and GFO, I have seen it done, but what do you do when the carbon is exhausted and needs changing and the GFO still has some life left. It is better to run in separate reactors. If you don't have a phosphate issue yet, run carbon in the reactor, or GFO in the reactor and carbon in bags, or vice versa. Any will work.