What do you guys think of this?

fs: 30 gallon cube salt water fish tank complete with corals

I already have biocube 29, but I like this design better..but the sump looks complicated..if i were to upgrade to this, how would I put everything in my tank in there?

 

my honest opinion is that I would not want a second hand full set up Mkizla

I always want to decide how to set the system up myself and also want to decide which inhabitants to put in ( Sure you could do some exchanges with LFS or other hobbyists but for me, adding the rock, the sand, and then the creatures slowly over a period of weeks and months, is as much a part of the fun as looking at the reef tank when its finished)

if you dont like the way its set up
better to shop around for the components you want and then design your own tank


Steve

 

ya..I really dont like the sump set ups, I mean I would like to commit to sump and mumbo jumbo set ups when I have my own place that I know I wont be moving for a very long time, but college, apartment Im out of here in couple years..

I just want to keep it simple like all in one..but if it was Solana, i would of went for it.

But if I did go for it, how would I put stuff from my tank to there?

 

I would do it this way
if you bought the above set up empty

1 - clean the new tank - then freshwater leak test for 24 hours minimum and also test circulation over flow, return pumps making sure it will work, should you transfer your tank over to there , then empty
2 - make new saltwater to compensate for difference in volumes at same time as above
dont forget to include new water to fill that sump
3 - syphon water out of old tank, into holding tank/ large buckets etc
4 - place corals into these buckets/ tubs etc
5- place rocks into seperate containers to avoid damage - they dont have to be underwater , just keep them damp as it only takes a couple of hours or so on that size set up IME
6 - depending on how old and how deep sand bed is - over 9 months and 2 inches - throw it away and use new sand - newer sand or shallow sand - rinse in last couple of inches of tank water and then put in bucket
7 - move the old tank out the way
8 - place new tank in location
9 - start adding your old water to the tank
10 - build up base rock
11 - continue adding water and rock and as depth lowers in holding tubs add lower level corals to tank - working upwards like this ensure the corals for the top of the tank stay in water in the holding buckets until all the water is back in or at least enough to cover them
12 - once all old water and rock etc is in - top up using the new pre made
saltwater and then fill the sump with this new pre made salt water this way the new salt water will be added / mixed with the old saltwater in the tank gradually as the tank circulates with the water in the sump
it may not be important, but its just my prefference

Steve

if you buy the set up full - then you treat your corals same way as you would treat corals from LFS
temp acclimatise and gradual drip , water from new set up into the bucket of their water and slowly drip in some of the water from the tank they are going in to

 

thanks steve, helpful as always lol. I will save this just for future reference if I ever upgrade my tank