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i think so because all the bacteria inside will die off if taken out for cleaning, My suggestion is partial clean I mean take the liverock clean half then another half portion of total ur liverock

My 1st Tank (FOWLR)

4.5ft x 2.5ftx 3ft 15mm with Cabinet & Tank

2x Two Little Fishie 150 Reactor (Rowaphos & Rowacarbon)

1x Two Little Fishie 300 Reactor (Biopellet)

Reef Octupos SRO-3000INT Skimmer

Teco Chiller TR20 1/3hp with UV

Vortech MP40ES Wavemotion

JBJ auto top-up

Eheim 1264 Return Pump

9 Stage Ro Water

Neptunes Sys Aqua Controller (PH, ORP, Temp,Conductivity,Salinity and Email Alert)

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After a couple of years some of us get bored of the existing live rock set up and decide to move things around. I have thought about it. But because my tank is a big one i have put this on hold until the maintenance guy comes over. The best time to do this would be during a water change. Fill up 2 tubs with water you are sucking out of the sump to the half level. Once the tubs are half full, gently remove the live rock you want to move about in your tank and put it in. Shake the live rock about in the water to get rid of the powdery deposits in the first tub and then once you are done transfer them into the other tub. Once all the love rock has been transferred into the other tub you can repeat the process again before putting them back into the main tank.

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I take the opportunity to change some LR as they provide a new scape and revitalise the existing bacterial tank condition.

The old LR would be choked up by coralline algae and dirt and its not easy to rid them.

It's like getting a new gf. Haha...

Just my opinion.

Cheers

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Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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