Tank Upgrade

[jtmoney528]

I did some digging on here but wanted to get details on my specific situation.

I have a 72 gallon bowfront with a 33 gallon sump currently. It's been good and stable without any issues. I siphon half the sand weekly when doing a water change.

I went to pick up lights that I bought on FB and got offered a Red Sea 525 XL for an insane deal that I could not pass up.

I did some research on here and understand I need to put my fish in a container with a pump and heater. Do I put my rock in there as well with them? I have wrasses so I was going to put a container with sand in there too, good idea?

Onto the sandbed, it's only 3 months old and as I said before siphon once a week for half of it. Do I need to clean and rinse it all? I am fine with doing what is best I just don't want to have to cycle again because I need to put the fish back in.

I have been battling a bit of ich, it comes and goes and I get a few spots on my foxface and coral beauty. With the move do I need to do anything differently?

Anything else major I am missing?

Any tips to make it smoother?

 

[littlefoxx]

Are you taking the 72 gallon down while setting the other tank up? If not probably easier to just leave your other up and running while getting the new tank up.

 

[jtmoney528]

Are you taking the 72 gallon down while setting the other tank up? If not probably easier to just leave your other up and running while getting the new tank up.

Yes, taking it down because the new tank is going in the same place.

 

[jtmoney528]

One more thing - what is the best option for lids for the Red Sea's without breaking the bank?

 

[jtmoney528]

Sorry - do I just get new water or reuse my current water? I do not have room to make 140 gallons or so of saltwater.

 

[littlefoxx]

Use what water you can mixed with new! Also I have a craken reef lid on my red sea

 

[Uncle99]

I took out 2/3 water in my 65g, slide it carefully over to the side enough to get the upgrade in, then put the water back and restarted.

Then it was easy to transfer over a week.

Only works if you can in fact, move it.