w glint
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Hey guys
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So, Im moving in two weeks and i need to move my 150g and 90g respectfully - thank goodness its only across town, roughly a 10 minute drive, but its still going to be difficult. The 90 is easy and can be done in one fell swoop, and the only inhabitant is a 2ft moray. The 150g is going to be more difficult. There are a few things im a bit unsure of:
1. Does my actual moving plan sound good to you? I have a 150 gallon tank, with a 20g sump and a 20g refugium with about 200lbs of live rock in the display, and about 50lbs of rubble in the refugium. The general plan is to bring over my spare 55g tank that i use for water mixing and set that up with the water, liverock, and livestock from my 150g tank as a holding tank for the next 24 hours. Then, empty the remaining water from the 150, load it into the truck with the stand, set that up the next day in my new house, and then set the whole damn thing back up again. During this entire time, i will be mixing and making new water at the new place, to recoup the water i was unable to bring from the old place. - OR - Should i just bucket all the fish, rocks, critters, sand, and as much water as i can put into buckets, and just move the tank and set it back up the same day, and skip the entire 55g set up and waiting over night. I will be more 'rushed' because the fish will be in buckets, but im assuming i can move the tank and stand and have it in the new place in under 3 hours - too long for buckets? (fish list includes: yellow tang, atlantic blue tang, hippo tang, 2 cromis, a few damsels, and a scooter blenny.)
2. Should I reuse the same sand from the old tank in the new one? Dont flame me for this, but for the last 2 years i've used play sand for sandboxes that i picked up at a local home improvement place. They were like 5 bucks for 40 lbs, and i havent seen any ill effects ie: diatoms, cyano, or hair algae. I hear sandbeds can be real nutrient storage areas and that i might just be better off replacing the sand. But on the other side, there are a bunch of snails and critters in my current sandbed that i would like to keep (as well as things I dont want to find : fish bones and such [had a few cromis go missing a few months back])
3. My current filtration is as follows : water flows into the sump via 900 gph overflow box (tank is not drilled) and goes through a filtersock that is cleaned weekly. My sump is non-baffled and only contains the filtersock and return pump, as well as activated carbon bags that i change out. I also have a old Americal 20g sump that i have filled with liverockrubble that flows into the sump and is filled by a small 300 gph powerhead in the sump. (my skimmer is HOB and is currently on the back of the DT, but i would like to put it on the sump instead) Would it be a good idea to:
A. Add a carbon reactor in place of the carbon filled media bags
B. Add baffles to create a skimmer section where the filtersock is. I have some microbubbles that the skimmer kicks out and I would like to eliminate them.
I want to try and increase the effectiveness of my filtration as best as possible, i figure more flow through the rubble would be a good thing, and a media reactor for the carbon would help. Thoughts?
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So, Im moving in two weeks and i need to move my 150g and 90g respectfully - thank goodness its only across town, roughly a 10 minute drive, but its still going to be difficult. The 90 is easy and can be done in one fell swoop, and the only inhabitant is a 2ft moray. The 150g is going to be more difficult. There are a few things im a bit unsure of:
1. Does my actual moving plan sound good to you? I have a 150 gallon tank, with a 20g sump and a 20g refugium with about 200lbs of live rock in the display, and about 50lbs of rubble in the refugium. The general plan is to bring over my spare 55g tank that i use for water mixing and set that up with the water, liverock, and livestock from my 150g tank as a holding tank for the next 24 hours. Then, empty the remaining water from the 150, load it into the truck with the stand, set that up the next day in my new house, and then set the whole damn thing back up again. During this entire time, i will be mixing and making new water at the new place, to recoup the water i was unable to bring from the old place. - OR - Should i just bucket all the fish, rocks, critters, sand, and as much water as i can put into buckets, and just move the tank and set it back up the same day, and skip the entire 55g set up and waiting over night. I will be more 'rushed' because the fish will be in buckets, but im assuming i can move the tank and stand and have it in the new place in under 3 hours - too long for buckets? (fish list includes: yellow tang, atlantic blue tang, hippo tang, 2 cromis, a few damsels, and a scooter blenny.)
2. Should I reuse the same sand from the old tank in the new one? Dont flame me for this, but for the last 2 years i've used play sand for sandboxes that i picked up at a local home improvement place. They were like 5 bucks for 40 lbs, and i havent seen any ill effects ie: diatoms, cyano, or hair algae. I hear sandbeds can be real nutrient storage areas and that i might just be better off replacing the sand. But on the other side, there are a bunch of snails and critters in my current sandbed that i would like to keep (as well as things I dont want to find : fish bones and such [had a few cromis go missing a few months back])
3. My current filtration is as follows : water flows into the sump via 900 gph overflow box (tank is not drilled) and goes through a filtersock that is cleaned weekly. My sump is non-baffled and only contains the filtersock and return pump, as well as activated carbon bags that i change out. I also have a old Americal 20g sump that i have filled with liverockrubble that flows into the sump and is filled by a small 300 gph powerhead in the sump. (my skimmer is HOB and is currently on the back of the DT, but i would like to put it on the sump instead) Would it be a good idea to:
A. Add a carbon reactor in place of the carbon filled media bags
B. Add baffles to create a skimmer section where the filtersock is. I have some microbubbles that the skimmer kicks out and I would like to eliminate them.
I want to try and increase the effectiveness of my filtration as best as possible, i figure more flow through the rubble would be a good thing, and a media reactor for the carbon would help. Thoughts?
