Tank Transfer

[BigNasty402]

Everybody on the New Year's Eve move

 

[BigNasty402]

The babies look good! Hopefully no floaters in the morning

 

[BigNasty402]

they're happy

 

[mcarroll]

Keeping the cannister? Not the end of the world, but they require some special attention so they don't become a liability a few weeks down the road. They either need very frequent cleaning - possible weekly or more - or they need to be loaded with something other than mechanical filtration and used primarily for flow and chemical media.

No idea what your budget is like, but check out the Tunze ReefPack 250. It's an all-in-one system, containing skimmer, filter, heater and ATO in one set of compact housings. Perfectly "oversized" for a 20-40 gallon reef like yours. $215 price is not free, but it's great for what it does IMO.

http://www.tunze.com/US/en/products/details.html?user_tunzeprod_pi1[prodid]=0250.000

 

[timkenagy]

15 gallons of fresh imagitarium salt water in with a heater and power head. It's happening o_O

Should've just saved yourself next years pain and got the 180 gallon now

 

[brandon429]

BigN
Great thread you pic documented the safe holding perfectly. Been waiting for a few of these to ramp up to assemble outcomes in a collective link about tank transfers. Aside from carefully housing and xferring the fish and life, I'll never forget the surprise we had in recent transfers where live rock detritus caused ammonia issues, the fish show to be isolated above as extra measure.

Ammonia events seem tricky and sneaky but they aren't (easy call in hindsight)
bacterial loss is usually not at play unless meds were used--it's an overwhelming in some way. waste stores and macro life loss are two prime causes of events and predicting where waste stores are is key.

That was a mighty clean setup before the move, new tank looks crisp all very nice steps

 

[BigNasty402]

Keeping the cannister? Not the end of the world, but they require some special attention so they don't become a liability a few weeks down the road. They either need very frequent cleaning - possible weekly or more - or they need to be loaded with something other than mechanical filtration and used primarily for flow and chemical media.

No idea what your budget is like, but check out the Tunze ReefPack 250. It's an all-in-one system, containing skimmer, filter, heater and ATO in one set of compact housings. Perfectly "oversized" for a 20-40 gallon reef like yours. $215 price is not free, but it's great for what it does IMO.

http://www.tunze.com/US/en/products/details.html?user_tunzeprod_pi1[prodid]=0250.000

I know the canister isn't ideal, but it works for me. I clean it everyweek and use that as part of the water change. I just have some live rock pieces and foam filter pads. I'll probably upgrade when I get back from my deployment, but this'll do for now

 

[mcarroll]

All good - perfect in fact - just skip the filter pads in my opinion. [emoji41][emoji106]

 

[mcarroll]

In fact, I'd even qualify that further.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the cannister, per se, and you're doing it right, as I said. :D

If you don't mind the weekly cleaning cycle you're doing and the pads make it quicker and/or easier - then use em. I have no problem with that at all. Smart! :)

BUT...

If you need the canister to run without maintenance on a longer cycle, take out the pads and make it as free-flowing as possible.

If you have a sand-bed and live rock in the tank, you could even remove some or all of the rubble from the canister - it's not really needed when you have the other two.

Reduce whatever is in there down to the minimum or zero, in other words. It should flow a lot more water that way - great for the tank, and for keeping the canister cleaner, longer.

Depending on what ends up in there, a canister can actually be nearly maintenance-free.

 

[BigNasty402]

In fact, I'd even qualify that further.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the cannister, per se, and you're doing it right, as I said. :D

If you don't mind the weekly cleaning cycle you're doing and the pads make it quicker and/or easier - then use em. I have no problem with that at all. Smart! :)

BUT...

If you need the canister to run without maintenance on a longer cycle, take out the pads and make it as free-flowing as possible.

If you have a sand-bed and live rock in the tank, you could even remove some or all of the rubble from the canister - it's not really needed when you have the other two.

Reduce whatever is in there down to the minimum or zero, in other words. It should flow a lot more water that way - great for the tank, and for keeping the canister cleaner, longer.

Depending on what ends up in there, a canister can actually be nearly maintenance-free.

Awesome, great info! Thank you.

 

[BigNasty402]

Playing with my Jebao RW-4 right now, trying to get it right

 

[BigNasty402]

Went through my rocks and found a few I liked. Rinsed them in old saltwater and did some aquascaping. Gunna let everything chill for a few days, everything is doing good besides my GSP. It got some hair algae on it before I switched tanks and it hasn't opened in about a week