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ninhsavestheday
02-27-2006, 02:49 PM
so im moving all my stuff from a 40g to another 40g. Am I going to see a cycle?

treylane
02-27-2006, 03:00 PM
Yup, a little bit. Kicking up all the crap in your sandbed, turning some of your rocks upside down, etc - all upsets your critters, and will kill some sponges/misc things.

ninhsavestheday
02-27-2006, 03:03 PM
what is the best way to keep my corals/fish happy in the midst of all of this? lots of waterchanges?

treylane
02-27-2006, 03:05 PM
It'll be a mini-cycle. Turn your skimmer up, do wc's ~1x/week for a couple weeks and you should be fine.

ninhsavestheday
02-27-2006, 03:12 PM
AWESOME THANKS TREY. I hope this carpet anemone i'm getting can persevere.