BlueWorldJeff
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Its been two years and some change since the Blue World 180 was first established. The previous tank was an All-Glass 120g 4'x2'x2' with custom coast to coast overflow. When we bought a house, I wanted to go bigger and initially purchased a 4'x4'x2; 240g cube with center overflow. I thought this was the one to go big with, but an initial water test failed and it was sent back out, leaving me with the 120 unless I could find something else. With one week before our move, I saw a Visio 6'x2'x2' for sale with canopy and stand for $200. The stand had the recessed doors like I wanted and everything looked good online. When I went to see it in person, I had to have it. The seals looked good and the glass was clean, the stand just had some water damage on the floor, but the supports were sturdy. I gave the lady $200 on the spot and preceded to load the tank and canopy in the back of my 2012 Escalade with the seats out. The tank hung out of the back of the truck and I had 40 miles to go, drop it off, come back for the stand, load that, drop it off and then test it. It took me awhile, but I got the entire setup to my house and unloaded. Water test was a success, so I used two furniture dollies to roll the tank, stand and canopy into the dedicated tank room and then had to figure out how to get the tank on the stand with just me. The stand has a lip, so the tank had to go on from the back. I lifted the front end and slid it on the stand almost at 90 degrees to the stand, balancing it, I came aroudn to the back and lifted it so the corner of the front would slide to the corner of the stand and then I could place the back on the stand on the other side. When I started to lift, the front end started to slide down the stand and almost slid off the stand compeltely. This would have been the end of the Blue World 180, but as luck had it , it caught right before it got to the end and I was able to slide it on the stand and get it in place. Two things learned from this - 1.) Think things through before you do them. 2.) Get help lifting big stuff!
The Blue World 180 was ready to get wet.
The old 120 at my other place had 3 live rock pillars with coral, that I wanted to move as one to the new house and new tank
I planned for months on how to make the 100 mile drive keeping the live rock intact as well as not starting a new cycle with the new tank. My plan was make 80 gallons of new water at the new house and have it ready when the live rock, fish and equipment show up. I got 2 40 gallon brute trash cans, made the water with my RODI unit and then left the water mixing for a couple days while I broke down the old tank
I had two 32 gallon trash cans that I could place the entire pillar in. The shortest one will go in a 24 gallon rubbermaid tote. When moving day came, I drained the water, bagged all the fish, put them in some coolers, then lifted the live rock pillars out and put them in the trash cans, filling them with tank water
Getting the cans out to the car, then into the car was not easy, but none of this was
The drive to the new house was long, hot and slow, but everything arrived intact and alive.
Everything that was alive had a heater and an airstone, fish and coral bags were temp regulated in the coolers. Everything had to stay in their containers until the tank got water, sand and a sump. I also brought some old tank water just by itself to help prevent a cycle. I had to take out two of the back supports to get the sump in, but it fit perfectly, plus room more room on either side for ATO and dosing than with the 120!
Next Update: Tank gets live rock, live stock and equipment
The Blue World 180 was ready to get wet.
The old 120 at my other place had 3 live rock pillars with coral, that I wanted to move as one to the new house and new tank
I planned for months on how to make the 100 mile drive keeping the live rock intact as well as not starting a new cycle with the new tank. My plan was make 80 gallons of new water at the new house and have it ready when the live rock, fish and equipment show up. I got 2 40 gallon brute trash cans, made the water with my RODI unit and then left the water mixing for a couple days while I broke down the old tank
I had two 32 gallon trash cans that I could place the entire pillar in. The shortest one will go in a 24 gallon rubbermaid tote. When moving day came, I drained the water, bagged all the fish, put them in some coolers, then lifted the live rock pillars out and put them in the trash cans, filling them with tank water
Getting the cans out to the car, then into the car was not easy, but none of this was
The drive to the new house was long, hot and slow, but everything arrived intact and alive.
Everything that was alive had a heater and an airstone, fish and coral bags were temp regulated in the coolers. Everything had to stay in their containers until the tank got water, sand and a sump. I also brought some old tank water just by itself to help prevent a cycle. I had to take out two of the back supports to get the sump in, but it fit perfectly, plus room more room on either side for ATO and dosing than with the 120!
Next Update: Tank gets live rock, live stock and equipment
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