kayl

Update!
I moved the tank on the 13th. It was only a 10 mile move, but it still took about 4.5 hours once all was said and done.

Monti that grew onto back wall:


Empty tank


All the buckets!
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The tank was cloudy white on Sunday after I finished getting everything put in it, not unexpected. It cleared up somewhat yesterday, but it appeared to have regressed today. My guess is that I'm getting a bacterial bloom from the sandbed being disturbed.

The makeup of the water that filled the new tank was probably 60-70% 3 day old heated, mixed saltwater @ pH, Salinity, & Temp and 40-30% saltwater that I moved with the tank. Water temps got down to about 72-73 when moving the ...

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Anyone have any tips/advice for moving a tank? I'm moving mine on Saturday. My plans are below, any revisions or hints?

Plan:

1) Label all plugs (as far as what outlet in the DC8 they're plugged into)
2) Shut off return pumps, heater, media reactor, lights
3) Remove return pumps, heater, media reactor from rear chambers, remove light hood from top of tank
4) Throw return pumps into small bucket of vinegar for a good cleaning
5) Throw ...

Originally Posted by kayl on Dec 03 2009

I set up my new reef set up a few weekends ago. Added live rock and substrate on 11/24/2009.
No photos on this computer, but I'll put a few up. Threw in a cocktail shrimp and left it in along with the live rock from 11/25/2009 - 11/29/2009.

Current filtration: 26lbs of live rock, 30 lbs of aragonite sand, filter floss and carbon.

Test results from today:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 8.2
SG: 1.0255
Temp: 78.7*

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