Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #112: Moving Out? Here’s Some Neighborhoods To Avoid
Sometimes livestock out of your saltwater tank needs a new home. This can be because it’s out grown your tank, perhaps a fish is having aggression issues or you’d like to replace the fish with something else. No matter what the reason, when it’s time to go, there’s some places it should not go.
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Interesting tip, Mark. I had never considered anything other then just throwing out excess chaeto. What would your thoughts be on adding excess algae to a compost pile?
Was gona ask the same thing!
The only thought I have ever had when removing something is to give it to someone else or sell it. Letting something go would be quite a weird thing to me. Good call on the algae though.
Very good tip Mark, thank you alot. I respect what you have to say about introducing an invasive species in to a new enviroment. BTW when you were in FL did you have Lionfish for a meal? I hear that it is rather tasty and the way it is taking over, one less way to waste it. 🙂
I have a jawfish that I want to move into my new 90 gallon system but I already have a different species of jawfish in my 90 gallon system, is it ok for them both to be in the same tank?
Everything thats flushed goes threw a treatment plant and is cooked etc . Theres no way yo would have a risk of any issues as far as algae .
Jon…lots of cities dispose of raw sewage. Most of it gets treated and there is some that doesn’t. The name of the game here is to be extra careful.
Dave…I don’t think that would be a problem. Go for it!
Well I actualm work at a treatment plant in ca so I can asurer you its ok .
Mark, I notice you have a trigger in your reef behind you… I’ve heard their a no no in the reef.. I have a few shrimp, scarlet skunks, and I think i still have a couple pepermints hiding somewhere, is it advisable? I’d love to get a picaso.. Oh I mostly have softies and couple LPS, and a couple sps in a 150.
Jon,
I live in CA to and yes you are right. In CA there are strict regulations that sewage be treated, but many other states do not have the strict environmental regulations that CA does. But also in CA when it rains the sewer system tends to be overwhelmed with the added rain water and the treatment facilities can’t keep up and raw sewage does make it to the ocean. The beaches are often closed for 2-5 days after a major rain event do to the sewage that was accidentally released into the ocean. It always best to be cautious.
mark just curious if had to release a fish and you lived in a place where the fish was commonly seen and you where going to release it there would that be a problem btw i dont live anywhere near the ocean
Mark, Where do you purchase your rock from?