Will moving a deep sand bed realese toxic gas?

jtomasi1 · 05-10-2007, 10:12 PM

Hi,
I have had a DSD for about 4 months now, and as i can see it has been accumulating small airbubbles in it. I have to bring the tank home in a about a week and i know it will be mixing the sand up quite a bit on the ride home. So i was wondering if this is going to release and gas that will hurt my fish?

inwall75 · 05-10-2007, 10:19 PM

The likelihood of a H2S zone in a 4 month old sandbed is virtually nill.

Regardless, you weren't planning on moving your tank with rock, sand, water, and fish in the tank were you?

jtomasi1 · 05-10-2007, 10:35 PM

I usually leave about 10 gallons in and the main base rocks. Its only a 2 hour drive. I put the corals in individual bags and i put the fish in a 5 gallon poland spring container with a heater and a airpump running through a power invterer..i also keep heaters in the two buckets with the corals. any better ideas?

inwall75 · 05-10-2007, 10:43 PM

Whew!!! You had me worried there.

I personally would remove most of the LR and put it in a bucket with more of the water and only keep enough water to barely cover the sand. However, if you have had success with it this way in the past, I guess it can be done.

jtomasi1 · 05-10-2007, 11:05 PM

Yea, i think im going to try and get all of the liverock in buckets. Thankfully i am graduating college so this will be the last time i have to do this.

inwall75 · 05-10-2007, 11:06 PM

Well,

Let me be the first 3Reefer to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

geekdafied · 05-10-2007, 11:10 PM

Congrats! My fiance grads in another year with her masters, then we can move finally!

jtomasi1 · 05-10-2007, 11:13 PM

Thanks and Thanks and congrats to your fiance!