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Anthia Freak!
- Location
- Jamaica, Queens
I just purchased a used fully operating reef and will be transporting it from westchester to queens. W/o traffic about 1hr drive. Hopefully I will get there around 7am to start the tank breakdown.
The system consists of:
90g tank 2 yrs running pristine condition
30g sump
5g fuge 2 types of macroalgae
Phosban reactor
berlin skimmer w mag 9 pump
2 hydor koralia 3 for circulation
over 200#s of LR
150w MH w 12 lunar lights
Current t5s
1inch sandbed
Uv sterilizer (dunno wattage)
Livestock:
2 clowns
2 tomato clowns
3 tangs
3 Shrimp cleaner and blood
Sand and serpent stars
Anthia
Corals:
Zoos
Palys
Hammer
frogspawn
Rics
Suncoral
tounge
Gbta
gonoporia
Cabbage Leather
other misc softies.
My plans are to divide the 200# of LR btw 4 18g rubbermaid buckets and cover them 3/4 or more w/ his water. Leave a few rocks like 10#s in the tank so I dont disturb the sand bed. I will put the sump and fuge in a separate 34 gal rubbermaid with all of its contents and water.
Most of the corals are attatched to the LR. The ones that arent ie. Hammer, Frog, Tounge, Sun, I will bag along w the fishies and put into a cooler.
At home I will have a total of 100G of water made with the ro/di system I purchased from him. 70G in a water tank also purchased from him and a 29G. I figured I would place all the fish and the loose corals in the 29G to get them up to temp after the drive back while I'm setting up the tank. I have Heaters in both thanks and both salinities will hopefully match the main diplay tank and some of his old water.
My concerns are:
How much of his water should I use if any?
I've read that you should'nt use all of his old sand, but what if I was using his water would I still have a huge algae bloom?
How long should I let the system run for before adding the livestock?
When the fish are in the 29G should I leave themin the bag or should I put a couple pieces of his LR for filtration and a powerhead and let them out of the bag?
Any advice on moving tanks in general would be greatly appreciated!
I apologize on the length questionaire but I've invested alot of money as it is and I don't want it to go to waste! I've never transported a tank before! I will start a thread on breakdown and setup w pics!
Thanks for your time, and thanks in advance for you help,
Mark
Picture of 29G filling w ro/di H20
80G water tank
Spot for 90G reserved
Maybe I will leave both tanks up and run a softie and sps tank!!
The system consists of:
90g tank 2 yrs running pristine condition
30g sump
5g fuge 2 types of macroalgae
Phosban reactor
berlin skimmer w mag 9 pump
2 hydor koralia 3 for circulation
over 200#s of LR
150w MH w 12 lunar lights
Current t5s
1inch sandbed
Uv sterilizer (dunno wattage)
Livestock:
2 clowns
2 tomato clowns
3 tangs
3 Shrimp cleaner and blood
Sand and serpent stars
Anthia
Corals:
Zoos
Palys
Hammer
frogspawn
Rics
Suncoral
tounge
Gbta
gonoporia
Cabbage Leather
other misc softies.
My plans are to divide the 200# of LR btw 4 18g rubbermaid buckets and cover them 3/4 or more w/ his water. Leave a few rocks like 10#s in the tank so I dont disturb the sand bed. I will put the sump and fuge in a separate 34 gal rubbermaid with all of its contents and water.
Most of the corals are attatched to the LR. The ones that arent ie. Hammer, Frog, Tounge, Sun, I will bag along w the fishies and put into a cooler.
At home I will have a total of 100G of water made with the ro/di system I purchased from him. 70G in a water tank also purchased from him and a 29G. I figured I would place all the fish and the loose corals in the 29G to get them up to temp after the drive back while I'm setting up the tank. I have Heaters in both thanks and both salinities will hopefully match the main diplay tank and some of his old water.
My concerns are:
How much of his water should I use if any?
I've read that you should'nt use all of his old sand, but what if I was using his water would I still have a huge algae bloom?
How long should I let the system run for before adding the livestock?
When the fish are in the 29G should I leave themin the bag or should I put a couple pieces of his LR for filtration and a powerhead and let them out of the bag?
Any advice on moving tanks in general would be greatly appreciated!
I apologize on the length questionaire but I've invested alot of money as it is and I don't want it to go to waste! I've never transported a tank before! I will start a thread on breakdown and setup w pics!
Thanks for your time, and thanks in advance for you help,
Mark
Picture of 29G filling w ro/di H20

80G water tank

Spot for 90G reserved

Maybe I will leave both tanks up and run a softie and sps tank!!
