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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    Okay! If I understand correctly, this means that relatively small amounts of liquids are used to "rinse" the inside of the tank?
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    Good point! I do have a skilled reef aquarist who would be monitoring my tank twice a day while I am away, but he would only be there early AM and late PM to feed fish and monitor corals. What were the issues involved when you had to do an emergency water change? I plan on using most of the...
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    I believe it is somewhere around 350 lbs dry.
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    He's taking out his live rock and sand and I'm putting in only my rock and sand so it should be OK. Thanks for the tip on standing the tank upright. Does it put a lot of stress on the seams when you do that?
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    Only half his fish died. The rest he took out to treat in a quarantine tank. His invertebrates and soft corals also survived. He removed them and tried to do hyposalinity in his display, but never finished the treatment. When you tip the tank, do you tip it in the front to back direction or...
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    Thanks guys, good ideas.
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    Disinfecting a 210 gal tank

    Hello Lee, I have read your post regarding disinfecting a quarantine tank that has had active Ick or other fish disease in it that was treated without using copper. However, how does one do this with a large, heavy tank? I am swapping my 120g reef tank for a friend's 210 gal All Glass tank...
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