125 reef build - Page 5 - Aquarium Advice

cmor1701d · 02-03-2008, 10:47 AM

That canopy really came out nice. Good idea to add the 2 doors to the front. Did you consider making the top a two parter so you could raise half at a time for maintenance?

Ziggy, you can probably find window pulleys that you can rig in the canopy to raise and lower your lights.

**Ziggy953** · 02-06-2008, 11:13 PM

Things are coming together! It wont be long and you will be posting pics of water in the tank!!

I'm going to be working up a design for the canopy and stand this weekend. I have a few ideas that I think will work.

cccapt · 02-07-2008, 08:22 AM

My plan is this weekend the 75 is being moved to the other side of the room and the 125 will be put in place. Hopefully by next weekend I'll have everything ready to move into the 125. At least that's the plan.

Anyone have any thoughts on this idea? I have probably 100 lbs of very live sand full of bugs and worms. I really do not want to toss this since live sand costs like $3/lb at the lfs. Want I want to do is take all the sand from the 75 when I'm moving it and put it in a 15g tote. While I'm making the move I'll also be doing a pwc so I will have some water left when everything is finally moved. I want to use this water (at least 15g) and rinse the crap of the the old sand and leave it in the tote with a ph and heater till I'm ready with the 125. Anyone think there will be any problems doing this?

austinsdad · 02-07-2008, 09:03 AM

FWIW, when I moved from a 72g to a 155g, I used about 20% of my old sand mixed with new sand. Used about 40 gallons of exisiting water, and the over 100g of new, aged SW. 100lbs of rock from the 72 also, and I had an instant cycle. Added all of my fish over a 1 week period (after watching ammonia and nitrate - they never went up). Everything went well for me.

cmor1701d · 02-07-2008, 10:04 AM

I would use new sand (playbox sand @ $5.00/50pounds from a home store) and use the top inch or two from the existing tank to seed it. That give you about a 50/50 mix of new and old.

pat8you · 02-07-2008, 10:16 AM

The workmanship on your stand is fantastic. It looks store bought. Congrats.

cccapt · 02-07-2008, 06:32 PM

@austinsdad: That is pretty much the same plan of attack I was going with, except for the sand part.

@cmor: I only have 1-2" of sand now and in some spots none. It's a mix of CaribSea Seafloor, CaribSea oolitic and some Kolorscope playsand from HD along with live sand I picked up from various lfs in my travels. I would pick up a lb or 2 whenever I visited a new lfs that had live sand. Adds great diversity. Being that it's a ssb to begin with, I want to move it all. I shouldn't have to worry about the nasties you can come across moving a dsb.

@pat8you: thank you

cccapt · 02-09-2008, 09:04 PM

I'm exhausted. 11 hrs to move the 75, set it back up, bring the stand up from the basement and set the new tank in place. I think I'll need a week to recuperate...lol.

New tank in place....wooohooooo!

75 is now on the other side of the room.

Skimmer was going wild when I hooked it back up. Nicer head than a draft beer.

SassyAngel111 · 02-10-2008, 09:51 AM

Love the stand and canopy, wish I could get my hubby to build me a canopy, and I wish I had drilled my tank, but had to get it sat up quickly since I did not trust my 55, since the center support broke.

cmor1701d · 02-10-2008, 10:34 AM

Amazing. Time to fill the 125, or do you still need to complete the plumbing?

02-03-2008, 10:47 AM	#41 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,353 Images: 43	That canopy really came out nice. Good idea to add the 2 doors to the front. Did you consider making the top a two parter so you could raise half at a time for maintenance? Ziggy, you can probably find window pulleys that you can rig in the canopy to raise and lower your lights. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

02-06-2008, 11:13 PM	#42 (permalink)
Ziggy953 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sumerduck, Virginia Posts: 2,875 Images: 5	Things are coming together! It wont be long and you will be posting pics of water in the tank!! I'm going to be working up a design for the canopy and stand this weekend. I have a few ideas that I think will work. __________________ Happy Reefing! *NEW 150G Pick up 6/29/08 Build will be 4th of July weekend* Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. LFS, PWC, PH RO/DI what in the world? Look here! Pods, algae and more!

02-07-2008, 08:22 AM	#43 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	My plan is this weekend the 75 is being moved to the other side of the room and the 125 will be put in place. Hopefully by next weekend I'll have everything ready to move into the 125. At least that's the plan. Anyone have any thoughts on this idea? I have probably 100 lbs of very live sand full of bugs and worms. I really do not want to toss this since live sand costs like $3/lb at the lfs. Want I want to do is take all the sand from the 75 when I'm moving it and put it in a 15g tote. While I'm making the move I'll also be doing a pwc so I will have some water left when everything is finally moved. I want to use this water (at least 15g) and rinse the crap of the the old sand and leave it in the tote with a ph and heater till I'm ready with the 125. Anyone think there will be any problems doing this? __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-07-2008, 09:03 AM	#44 (permalink)
austinsdad Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland Posts: 3,893 Images: 12	FWIW, when I moved from a 72g to a 155g, I used about 20% of my old sand mixed with new sand. Used about 40 gallons of exisiting water, and the over 100g of new, aged SW. 100lbs of rock from the 72 also, and I had an instant cycle. Added all of my fish over a 1 week period (after watching ammonia and nitrate - they never went up). Everything went well for me. __________________ -Ray- "Life may not be the party we hoped for but while we are here we might as well dance!"

02-07-2008, 10:04 AM	#45 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,353 Images: 43	I would use new sand (playbox sand @ $5.00/50pounds from a home store) and use the top inch or two from the existing tank to seed it. That give you about a 50/50 mix of new and old. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

02-07-2008, 10:16 AM	#46 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 396 Images: 5	The workmanship on your stand is fantastic. It looks store bought. Congrats.

02-07-2008, 06:32 PM	#47 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	@austinsdad: That is pretty much the same plan of attack I was going with, except for the sand part. @cmor: I only have 1-2" of sand now and in some spots none. It's a mix of CaribSea Seafloor, CaribSea oolitic and some Kolorscope playsand from HD along with live sand I picked up from various lfs in my travels. I would pick up a lb or 2 whenever I visited a new lfs that had live sand. Adds great diversity. Being that it's a ssb to begin with, I want to move it all. I shouldn't have to worry about the nasties you can come across moving a dsb. @pat8you: thank you __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-09-2008, 09:04 PM	#48 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	I'm exhausted. 11 hrs to move the 75, set it back up, bring the stand up from the basement and set the new tank in place. I think I'll need a week to recuperate...lol. New tank in place....wooohooooo! 75 is now on the other side of the room. Skimmer was going wild when I hooked it back up. Nicer head than a draft beer. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-10-2008, 09:51 AM	#49 (permalink)
SassyAngel111 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 151	Love the stand and canopy, wish I could get my hubby to build me a canopy, and I wish I had drilled my tank, but had to get it sat up quickly since I did not trust my 55, since the center support broke.

02-10-2008, 10:34 AM	#50 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,353 Images: 43	Amazing. Time to fill the 125, or do you still need to complete the plumbing? __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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