Chris3859
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Well...I fugured that setting this tank up and moving everything over to the new 75g would take at least a few days. However, everything went together so well that it only took 2 days to complete the move.
It all started with a 1 1/2 hour drive to northwest Houston. I drive an Expedition that is lifted so loading everything proved to be a challenge. The big items were the tank, stand, MH lighting, frag tank and its stand. There was no room left once we were done loading.
I decided to put the tank in my bedroom centered in front of my bed. Once the tank stand was in place, The cleaning started. The tank and equipment were filthy and took a ton of bleach and rinsing. About three hours worth.
The plumbing was next. The entire system was complete so I needed to buy nothing for installation. It all went together in about an hour.
The hardest part was moving fish and LR out of the old tank. What little coral I had was taken to a friend's established frag tank for storage while my new tank mini cycles. My fish were placed in the Qt tank. Needless to say none were happy, and Goby was livid. He kept his fins in the up right and locked position and his mouth wide open for an hour! I used the water from the 55 to fill up most of the 75 and then used an additional 40 gallons of RO/DI and Red Sea reef salt.
After filling the tank, I turned everything on and checked for leaks. Everything ran over night. The next morning, I tested the water and drip/floated the fish.
I still have a few things to do, and the MH lighting is not installed yet. i am going to be replacing the bulbs before I set it up. I am also thinking of setting up the frag tank in an adjacent walk in closet out of sight and including it in the display tank plumbing. I need to purchase some more LR as well. It was wonderful sitting in bed last night and enjoying the tank. More to come...
It all started with a 1 1/2 hour drive to northwest Houston. I drive an Expedition that is lifted so loading everything proved to be a challenge. The big items were the tank, stand, MH lighting, frag tank and its stand. There was no room left once we were done loading.
I decided to put the tank in my bedroom centered in front of my bed. Once the tank stand was in place, The cleaning started. The tank and equipment were filthy and took a ton of bleach and rinsing. About three hours worth.
The plumbing was next. The entire system was complete so I needed to buy nothing for installation. It all went together in about an hour.
The hardest part was moving fish and LR out of the old tank. What little coral I had was taken to a friend's established frag tank for storage while my new tank mini cycles. My fish were placed in the Qt tank. Needless to say none were happy, and Goby was livid. He kept his fins in the up right and locked position and his mouth wide open for an hour! I used the water from the 55 to fill up most of the 75 and then used an additional 40 gallons of RO/DI and Red Sea reef salt.
After filling the tank, I turned everything on and checked for leaks. Everything ran over night. The next morning, I tested the water and drip/floated the fish.
I still have a few things to do, and the MH lighting is not installed yet. i am going to be replacing the bulbs before I set it up. I am also thinking of setting up the frag tank in an adjacent walk in closet out of sight and including it in the display tank plumbing. I need to purchase some more LR as well. It was wonderful sitting in bed last night and enjoying the tank. More to come...
) don't use bleach, use vinegar instead. It works just as well and it won't kill your animals if it's not rinsed out thoroughly.
