[down and outman]

Taking a long vacation in January to build a new stand. Been buying what I need. I have 1/2" sanded plywood and 2x4's, nice looking wood, should stain well. Got a 37 gal tub for the sump. A Dremmel diamond bit to cut the hole in the tank. Need to practice on a piece of glass to see how it will work/ I'm not sold on the over the top overflows, look like a nightmare waiting to happen.

Got a 700gph pump and planning out the return so I can improve the flow in the tank and eliminate the powerheads. A SWCD looks like a good idea, but I may incorporate it later. Still looking for a bulkhead fitting, will have to order it online as nobody around town has one.

The tricky part is the time I have the tank torn down to drill the glass, move the tank off the old stand and set it up on the new one. I have only 3 fish at this point but I don't want to lose any. Thought I'd use the tub for a temporary tank while I'm working on the tank, putting the fish, rock, skimmer, heater, etc in the tub.

I just got a taste of moving a tank. Moved a friend's 30 gal across town for him. Took about 5 hours and everyone's doing well. I've been holding off getting any more fish or getting corals period until after I do this and get it up and running right.

There's probably some things I haven't thought about, so help me out here. Thanks! in advance.