Re: Tank rescape - how do you handle the livestock etc
I just did a rescape of my 3ft tank.
What I did was
1) Remove all visible livestock first
2) Take out all the hard scape and mosses and ferns etc
3) Unroot all the plants as slowly as you can
4) if you are intending to sell the plants, pack them nicely. If you are intending to keep some of the plants, also pack them nicely.
5) Fish out any more livestock. Shrimps are the worst... you will never get all of them out. Just minimise loss.
6) Drain as much water as you can.
7) Scoop out all the soil/sand etc with a scoop. (save a small tau huay tub for the cycling of the next tank)
Fill with water again, and this time use the hose to drain out the remnants of the soil/sand and make sure it drains into sewage pipe.
9) Use lemon to scrub or use Chlorox to remove algae stains. Use lemon or vinegar to remove the calcium deposits on the top portion of the glass
10) Because of the chemicals used, I fill and drain the water out 3 to 4 times. Then add bucket loads of anti chlorine and Seachem Prime.
11) Dry it out for a few days.
12) Start your new rescape
Steps 1 - 10 takes about 3 to 4 hours to do.
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90 x 50 x 50 cm tank: Eheim 2217; ANS CO2 Solenoid with 60mm intense bazooka; Zetlight 6400; Teco 500 Chiller; Borneo Wild Steel inlet/outlet
Ferts: Dry Mixture/Dr Mallicks. Temp: 26 degrees Substrate: ADA Amazonia
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