Upgrade Time!! 40B build

[dmolavi]

A little update here...the tank has been up and cycling for about 2 months. I'm hoping to start moving the livestock from the 20 into this one this week.


Before I start, should I do a complete (or very large) water change?

 

[ImACoolguy]

Upon cycle completion your nitrates will be pretty high(if this is Fishless didn't go back to look)

Either way I would do a big water change.


Caleb

 

[dmolavi]

Yes, it's fishless. I thought so, just wanted to double check.

 

[dmolavi]

Finally made the move this week. Took a few hours to do the move but the new tank is up and running.

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[Flaxon-Waxon]

Ahhh love the new clean tank feeling ?

 

[dmolavi]

Yup hahaha. Hopefully it stays this way through New Years when my family comes to visit. One hiccup..my HOB skimmer (Eshopps PSK 75H) won't fit in my sump (too tall, and can't be re-plumbed), so I'm looking for a Reef Octopus 110SS. This is the time to buy with all the MAP restricted items on sale. I know a skimmer is not a necessity, but it makes reef life so much easier.

 

[54seaweed]

nice job on the scape , what kind of stock do you have moving in to it,
I wouldn't stress over the skimmer until your ready to go reef , for now you'll be just fine

 

[dmolavi]

It's the existing stock that I have: 2 clowns (added a gramma today), cleaner shrimp, pistol shrimp, two duncan colonies, a huge branching frogspawn, torch, zoas, hammer, acans, and birdsnest.

So, yeah, I'm already at the reef

 

[Sniperhank]

Sorry the skimmer doesn't fit. I love mine.


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[dmolavi]

I loved mine too. Just gotta get a new one. No biggie, since a bunch of stuff from the old tank is being sold off anyway.

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[Brookster123]

That tank looks way way cool! clone it and send it to Boston please and thank you

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[dmolavi]

Thank you It took a lot of planning and work to get it working.

I love the BeanAnimal overflow method, I highly recommend it.

 

[Brookster123]

Thank you It took a lot of planning and work to get it working.

I love the BeanAnimal overflow method, I highly recommend it.

I've been following very methodical, I could never.. way to spastic in my tank ideas and happenings..

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[Bdonaldson]

Tank looks nice. Following along.

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[dmolavi]

Thanks I'm hoping my gramma comes out of hiding soon. The last time I had one, it took almost a week for him to make an appearance. My only concern is that he gets stuck in the rockwork somewhere.


I'm going to pass on the coral beauty...it's too hit or miss, and I don't want to risk it. A six line is definitely in the future, as is a yellow watchman. He'll just have to find my pistol shrimp. I've heard him snapping, but haven't seen him. Once the fish are settled, either a BTA or a rock nem (how big do those get?)...


Any other suggestions on what would go well in the tank?

 

[Laeris]

:/ I have good luck with tea and ginger cookies to get my gramma out of hiding.

I'm sorry.


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[dmolavi]

:/ I have good luck with tea and ginger cookies to get my gramma out of hiding.

He finally made an couple of appearances yesterday. It looks like he found a couple little nooks in the rockwork in which to hide and has been camping out.

 

[Laeris]

What a snot hahahaha I'm glad he's ok ^_^


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[dmolavi]

Here are some pictures. My skunk cleaner and royal gramma were playing hide and seek with the camera, so I don't have any of them...yet.

 

[bribo12]

My royal is only out in the morning or if it thinks I'm about to feed it or chasing my blenny away from her cave.

What about a Midas blenny? They're colorful and cool looking. Plus for a blenny they swim a fair amount


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