Hello all! I'm the next few months I will hopefully be upgrading my current system (110 wide) to a new display tank. I will be using my equipment I have now with the exception of the stand, hood and display.
My main concerns honestly are: 1.that I would have to do the transfer by myself and 2.I would "like" to do the transfer in one day. I am also greatly concerned after reading a lot of threads where most have lost a lot of their coral or fish in short order after the transfer. If anyone could give any hints or advice on this, that had upgraded, I would greatly appreciate it.
My ro/di puts out 5 gallons of water every half hour and my Finnex heating element is 800 watts. I am thinking that "hopefully" I could make up water the day or two before (like 120 gallons) in two brute trash cans with two smaller heaters, then remove everything from the main tank, drain it, try and move the tank(with old sand) and stand, get the new tank and stand in place, get the sand poured in, get the fuge in place, try and get the vortechs and a couple small heaters in the new display with enough water to get things moving and aerated (from the old display along with the new water) but not enough to get the overflow going, slide the sump under the stand and then plumb it with the new fittings, and turn the return pump on.
I'm thinking, I could get my old rock, corals and fish in the new display with the vortechs and heaters and everything should hopefully be ok while I do everything below. I'm hoping the first part will only take a few hours. My controller will still be probably all over the place, but it will be under control of the heaters and the vortechs.
I know it's going to be very hard moving things and if possible, I will try to find someone to help with the tank, but it's looking like I'm going to be on my own. I'm not a weak or small guy by any stretch and lol, for a short burst I think I can lift the new tank on the stand. I may need to buy suction cups for the glass, but I'm hoping to be able to do it. Either that or maybe the guy that's building my tank I may ask them to deliver it and just have the stand in place for delivery of that's even possible.
But any advice anyone can give, would be most appreciated... Thanks..
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My main concerns honestly are: 1.that I would have to do the transfer by myself and 2.I would "like" to do the transfer in one day. I am also greatly concerned after reading a lot of threads where most have lost a lot of their coral or fish in short order after the transfer. If anyone could give any hints or advice on this, that had upgraded, I would greatly appreciate it.
My ro/di puts out 5 gallons of water every half hour and my Finnex heating element is 800 watts. I am thinking that "hopefully" I could make up water the day or two before (like 120 gallons) in two brute trash cans with two smaller heaters, then remove everything from the main tank, drain it, try and move the tank(with old sand) and stand, get the new tank and stand in place, get the sand poured in, get the fuge in place, try and get the vortechs and a couple small heaters in the new display with enough water to get things moving and aerated (from the old display along with the new water) but not enough to get the overflow going, slide the sump under the stand and then plumb it with the new fittings, and turn the return pump on.
I'm thinking, I could get my old rock, corals and fish in the new display with the vortechs and heaters and everything should hopefully be ok while I do everything below. I'm hoping the first part will only take a few hours. My controller will still be probably all over the place, but it will be under control of the heaters and the vortechs.
I know it's going to be very hard moving things and if possible, I will try to find someone to help with the tank, but it's looking like I'm going to be on my own. I'm not a weak or small guy by any stretch and lol, for a short burst I think I can lift the new tank on the stand. I may need to buy suction cups for the glass, but I'm hoping to be able to do it. Either that or maybe the guy that's building my tank I may ask them to deliver it and just have the stand in place for delivery of that's even possible.
But any advice anyone can give, would be most appreciated... Thanks..
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