Total Tank Re-Start after 4 years

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  1. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Hi everyone, been a long time since I have posted here. Everything has been great until I changed jobs. I will be honest, a lot of laziness came into play. I let my tank go. It got horrible. Aptasia..Mojave...Cyano...etc...
    Tried to get it back with no hope. SO I have decided to do a complete re-start on my 150. I will post step by step pics and results to hopefully help anyone thinking of doing this. The first step is to remove enough rock, and throw it into a 55 gal can of bleach with a powerhead. I have 280 lbs in my tank. Stay tuned.
     
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  2. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    This is how bad it was

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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Oh my that is a lot nuisance algae and critters.

    Congrats on the the make over, been there done that. It will feel good once it's done and you get a lot more vigilant.

    Good Luck.
     
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  4. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    rocks out.....bleach in

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  5. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    Thats the prettiest nuisance algae and aptasia I've ever seen! hehehe
     
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  6. Va Reef

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    Wow impressive collection you've got there ;)
     
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  7. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    yes it is a lot but I think it will be cool
     
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  8. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    I will send you some for free!!!!
     
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  9. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Critters and coral moved

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    Canopy off



    Bleach running through system

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  10. Cheezefrog

    Cheezefrog Astrea Snail

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    So (obviously) after you had the tank cleared out of livestock, you just dumped beach in the whole system with the "livesand"? Sorry it looked like it from the pictures, I was just curious, as I've never seen this done before with at least it functioning as a normal tank with water and sand/equipment still.

    Are there any changes your going to be doing with the tank from last time?
     
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