New 56g tall tank

I just purchased a 56g tall tank w/20g sump and stand.....So I'm going to cycle it and put my seahorses in there and then clean up the 30g by scrubbing it down and then sell it.

It's tomorrow...but...Happy Birthday to me...

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Originally Posted by Slice 

Nice!

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

LOL...It's in the car...I need help to get it out, my daughter is coming for a visit and the grandkids can help..they are big enough and I will take some pictures...I'm going to use the equipment from the 30g on it. Everything is geared for 60g so I should be fine.

I am putting new live sand in it. I have not decided if I want another rock wall...or paint the back.
 

LOL...All this to be rid of hair algae the easy expensive way.

I'm going to scrub the 30g down once I have the horses transferred. In the mean time it's pluck and small water changes everyday...at least now there is an end in sight. Also instead of make do tanks and a metal stand I have a nice big tall tank and a nice good looking stand.

I am NOT going to put any nutrients in the sand for sea grass...The hair algae is feeding on it and growing so fast I can't keep up with it...it's a jungle in there. Once I let that sunlight in my poor beautiful tank has gone down hill. It isn't crashing, parameters are perfect..it just looks so ugly....I put all the coral I could in the 90g to keep it from being choked out....but the Kenya tree dropped so many linbs...I will have Kenya trees up the ying yang...I count 30 growing happy.

By the way...my stand is black and it's nice...but my bedroom furniture is white....If I'm going to do it....now would be the time....should I paint the stand, or do you think it will peel? It's a cheap pine stand one door.

I read the Blue velvet Nudibranch eats flatworms.

It says:

This specialized eater will consume flatworms in the aquarium. It sucks up the flatworms using a tube-like proboscis and makes a great natural alternative for flatworm control. However, it must be provided with a steady diet of flatworms in order to thrive. In addition, it is sensitive to rapid changes in water conditions and does not have a long life expectancy. Because of this, only expert aquarists should attempt to maintain this species 

The tank is a column...30 X 18 X 25...I got a 20g tall for a sump. it will be nice to have a cabinet instead of the metal frame that's on the 30g...The 20g as a sump will only fill half way so I feel pretty secure that I can use the equipment off the 30g and refit the PVC spray bars to go in it. I didn't want to buy new equipment so I stayed as close to  60gs as possible...it will make an awesome SH tank....I can more than 4 now can't I?

Excuse the mess...I have everything in my room all piled up to make room for the tank. I painted the back black. My room is so small and with the new tank, the 30g and my desk I can hardly get a picture..but here it is....

I have the 20g in bottom....no small task let me tell you.