chatfouz Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 i moved the tank and the sand bed was thrown up. how long should i wait before stuff goes baack in? so far its been 24 hours. i know i have to wait for stuff to settle. im goign to go test the water for the ammonia etc but for the hydrogen sulfide. how long does that take to disolve\settle\disapate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirReal63 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 i moved the tank and the sand bed was thrown up. how long should i wait before stuff goes baack in? so far its been 24 hours. i know i have to wait for stuff to settle. im goign to go test the water for the ammonia etc but for the hydrogen sulfide. how long does that take to disolve\settle\disapate? If you had sulfides they dissipated in a couple of minutes as it is a gas. The ammonia is all you need to worry about and it may take a day or two to peak but if the biological filtration is strong you may not even see a mini cycle. If the sand was kept live and you have enough rock things will settle down rapidly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wryknow Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, I'd just run a filter sock for a while to clear up any floaters and check the ammonia and the nitrite/nitrate levels. If everything is good after 24 hours I'd say you're OK. As long as everything stays wet there may not be any cycle at all caused by the move (but there might be too so test! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
120gallons Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 i moved the tank and the sand bed was thrown up. how long should i wait before stuff goes baack in? so far its been 24 hours. i know i have to wait for stuff to settle. im goign to go test the water for the ammonia etc but for the hydrogen sulfide. how long does that take to disolve\settle\disapate? There is no magic time. Base it on test kit results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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