Tank help

[Christian Cole]

hi everyone I am new to the reef tanks. I have an established(ing) tank and have some questions. My tank is cycled, has 3 happy fish, shrimp, snails and a few hermit crabs. I started it off with 100% cured rock fromy LFS.

I am having a few problems with my tank. My biggest problem is the tank itself. I let the guy at my LFS convince me that this tank was fine. It is terrible. Silicone is coming off on the inside and the plastic on the top is warping from the lights.
I need a new tank I want to get an AquaMaxx rimless tank.

Is there any way to just move everything to a new tank? Like take the out out of the filter and put it in the new tank and let it fill up? And drain the other one. My biggest concern is keeping my fish and new corals alive but I’d like to get everything out of my original tank before all the silicone comes off and I have a flooded room.

I also want to maybe put dry rock in so it has a cleaner look because now I have alege growing and it’s turning into a mess?

 

[Snookin]

Few Questions:
How long has current tank been set up?
What's the size of current tank?
What's the size of potential new tank?
Is the new tank going in the same physical spot in your home or can it go in a new location?

 

[Lninwa]

You do have to get your new tank ASAP. Even if you have to temporarily put everything in a different tank until the new tank arrives. The reason you have algae on the rocks is there is either high nutrients (high nitrates and phosphates) or there is decaying matter on the rock. If you go to dry rock in has to be cured in saltwater without lights because algae will be really bad. Check out Fishofhex vids on how he cured his rock for several months before placing it in his new tank.

 

[Lninwa]

You do have to get your new tank ASAP. Even if you have to temporarily put everything in a different tank until the new tank arrives. The reason you have algae on the rocks is there is either high nutrients (high nitrates and phosphates) or there is decaying matter on the rock. If you go to dry rock in has to be cured in saltwater without lights because algae will be really bad. Check out Fishofhex vids on how he cured his rock for several months before placing it in his new tank.

Oh forgot to say Fishofhex can be seen on YouTube