Moving a sea urchin

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  1. lionfish77

    lionfish77 Flamingo Tongue

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    Moving a long spinned sea urchin from a 45 to a 90. Any ideas?
     
    lionfish77, Dec 27, 2012
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  2. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    take out all but the top piece of rock and then move the rock when he goes on it. I never had problems gently dislodging any of my urchins though.
     
    ingtar_shinowa, Dec 27, 2012
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Wait until it's on some rock and move the piece over.

    Watch for swings in pH and SG from between the current tank and the new tank.

    You may want to do a slow acclimation just in case, in a separate container.
     
    Corailline, Dec 27, 2012
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  4. Jake1

    Jake1 Astrea Snail

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    I used a bucket one time in my tank. Waited a few hours and it went right in. That way it was not out of water at all
     
    Jake1, Dec 27, 2012
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