75 Gallon Diary

jthomas0385

jthomas0385

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Next Wednesday I'm going to pick up my new 75 gallon bow front. So far I have 100 pounds of Live Caribbean Sand, and a wet/dry canister filter. Some of the other equipment that I have on my 55 gallon that I plan on using are my two 850 gph Hydor Koralia Powerheads, 325 watt Nova Extreme T-5 fixture, and coralife skimmer. Any comments or suggestions?? I posted a couple pictures, and I'll have more as the week progresses. This is my third tank in a year, and my last. First I had a 20 gallon, than a 55 gallon, and now a 75 gallon. Any suggestions as to what I can do with my fish, frogspawn, BT anemone, brain, and polyps corals while my new tank cycles??

 
fishfreak1242

fishfreak1242

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Looks like its gonna be a nice tank whens everythings setup! Can't wait to see it! You aren't going to have to cycle the new tank, as long as the old tank has a descent amount of LR that is cured. Just fill up the tank with RO or RO/DI water mixed with salt, and then transfer everything over. The whole point of a cycle is to build up bacteria, but if you already have a cycled tank with bacteria, then you'll be fine. Good luck with the build. I am also upgrading up to a 75, but its not a bow.
 
jthomas0385

jthomas0385

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Thanks, I do have about 75 pounds of LR so that will help a lot. Wednesday is set up day so I'll be adding pictures then. For a stocking list I'm thinking a blue tang, dwarf angel, and a six line wrasse, along with the foxface, 2 clowns, 3 chromies, and gobie I already have.
 
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vicegrip

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Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/2858845
i think its a wet/dry filter. just make sure to keep up with maintenance.
A wet/dry that size seems to me to be to small for a 75G.
But I'm a sump/fuge man myself.
 
jthomas0385

jthomas0385

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I was thinking of going with a sump, but this was a little cheaper. Everything I have read about the filter was very good, I'm confident it will work well.
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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I would recommend liverock in place of the bioballs in there... its much more beneficial and has both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
 
jthomas0385

jthomas0385

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Alright, after a ton of work here it is. I put the fish and some live rock in one bin, the coral and the rest of the live rock in another.

100 pounds of Live sand



Should I start my filter?? I have my powerheads running right now. Is that even alright?? I would like to have the sand settled as soon as possible!
 
culp

culp

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most of the cloudiness should clear up within 48 hours. and the filter should clear the rest of it up.
 
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