changin tank position

Shrimp_Man · 04-18-2003, 09:20 PM

Hey all!

I've finnaly finished makin my cabinet. (well nearly, all i gotta do is putty the nail holes and varnish the thing.) I've also ordered a sump. its got kinda weird dimensions: 2.5 by 1 by 1.5 high. It should hold 20 gallons of water, taking my total up to around 60- 70 gallons. I'm also getting my tank drilled out when the sump is made. im gonna tell u how im goona move the tank, but im pretty sure that u can give me some better suggestions. 1: the cabinet will be put in its position. 2: the sump will be put in the cabinet. 3: the sump will be filled with half my tanks water, the fish, corals and lr. my sand will go in a bucket with some water. 4: the tank will be cleaned, taken into the store and drilled out plumbed. 5: the tank will then be taken home, put in the cabinet, and the sand will go in. 6: ill make up half the tank full of fresh salt water, place the corals, lr fish in, and then fill it up with the remaining water in the sump. I don't have a sump pump yet, so the water level wont be above the overflow.

Tell me what u think!

thanx

Jason McKenzie · 04-19-2003, 05:45 AM

That's a daunting task. *but it sounds like you have it under control. *I would make sure you have a heater and a punp in your buckets with you LR and fish/corals.

I had a leak not to long ago and I had my LR in one bucket(garbage can) my corals in a short large storage bucket and my fish in the Q-Tank. *It worked very well no losses. *The short coral shorage bucket was about 2' x 1.5' so a PC strip was able to be placed over the whole thing

Good luck Shrimpman
Take some pics so we can see how it went

J *

karlas · 04-19-2003, 11:32 AM

uff sounds like a lotta work your maken me tired just readin all that

lol just kiddin

glad its comin along so well

Shrimp_Man · 04-28-2003, 10:07 PM

Yeah!

The tank has been moved sucsessfully! the sump and the tank are all in the cabinet, and everything has been installed. the sump pump is a rio 2500, so it gives me plenty of water movement, in fact, i have to turn it down a bit. all the fish a swimming out and not hiding, which is a good sign, and all the corals are out too. i gota find the digital camera to take sum pics.

cheers.

Craig Manoukian · 04-29-2003, 06:39 AM

Cool dude, post those pics of your masterpiece!

Jason McKenzie · 04-29-2003, 07:33 AM

Ya!!! let see some Pics

Shrimp_Man · 05-06-2003, 12:16 AM

All seems well in the tank, the corals are really extended, and the fish looks happy. I think i will get my water tested at the LFS in a month, just to see how its going. I think i need another compartment in my sump to hold the refugium, and i also think that i will do it myself, due to the cost of getting it done at the LFS. i will have to purchase some aquarium silicone and get the glass cut. Got an awesome book on corals for B'day, so im pumpin myself with info.

cheers. SM

Craig Manoukian · 05-06-2003, 03:10 AM

Keep on truckin, SM!

Shrimp_Man · 05-10-2003, 01:59 PM

hey all, how r we doin?

i got some new suction cups for my powerhead, they are the rubber ones, not plastic. so now the powerhead doesn't fall off the glass all the time. YAY! now that i have most of the equipment, im concentrating on getting more live rock. I think i will have it sloped to hide the overflow pipe. Just lettin u know where im at.

Jeremy