Fishfreak's 75RR upgrade

[fishfreak1242]

Sorry that I havent really posted many pics recently, I haven't got any good pics with my camera. Anyway everything is working great. The sump pump is working fine. I checked my parameters and it looks like I'm going to do the switch today. Heres the parameter results:
Salinity-1.024
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0
pH-8.2
Temp-80

 

[fishfreak1242]

Ok so I just some pics of the tanks. Here they are:
Sump

Sump from different angle

55 gal after I took some of the live rock out

Some of the live rock in its new home

 

[fishfreak1242]

So I just finished transfering everything over. It took about 3 hours to do. It would have been alot quicker if I didn't have to scrape all of the rocks down. All of the fish and corals are doing great and it doesn't look like I lost anything. Heres some pics of the end result:
FTS

Another FTS at different angle

FTS with sump

Sump

55 gal after the transfer

I am sooo happy that everything turned out so great.

 

[fishfreak1242]

Heres some pics with the metal halides and t-5s on:
FTS

Clownfish

Firefish and some of the zoos

Firefish with more of the zoos

Sixline wrasse with some more coral

Sump

A shot of all of the coral I have

C'mon guys theres like 300 views and few people have replied. I wanna hear your comments and opinions.

 

[mboswell1982]

it looks good man, are you gonna get another clown to go with the one you already have? and how deep is your sandbed?
grats on the tank man, it looks great

 

[fishfreak1242]

I might get another clown in hopes that they will mate and make baby clownfish, but I don't know anything about mating clownfish so I'll see. The sandbed isn't much it's just like 1/4". I'm gonna get another 20lb bag to even everything out. That'll give me like an 1" sandbed. Also, my clown has been acting a little weird. He's been swimming faster and moving around alot more than he used to do and he's been hanging out on the sides of the tank instead of the front and center where he normally is. Is this normal?

 

[mboswell1982]

not a clue, an id get about 50lbs of sand instead of 20, if ur bed is only at a 1/4" now, to get it up 3/4" ur gonna need more than 20lbs of sand

 

[fishfreak1242]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2854697
not a clue, an id get about 50lbs of sand instead of 20, if ur bed is only at a 1/4" now, to get it up 3/4" ur gonna need more than 20lbs of sand
I'm gonna just start out with one more 20lb bag and then work my way up, cus the indo-pacific black sand is little bit on the expensive side.

 

[mboswell1982]

ahhhhhhhh gotcha, yeah, price is always key money doesnt just grow on trees LOL

 

[fishfreak1242]

UPDATE: I just ordered a 20lb bag of sand online. It should get here in about a week. Does anyone have any advice on how to add it to the tank without getting it really cloudy?

 

[mboswell1982]

use a cup, cover it with your hand, and then put it covered over cup down in the water til just over the sand bed, and slowly empty it out onto the sand bed