I Got Civics In My Tank...BlueSi4's Tale of The 75RR

BlueSi4 · 02-14-2008, 08:43 PM

So about 6 months after getting my 46G Bow...i ended up upgrading to a 75G RR. It was too good of a deal to pass, so i got the tank with stand, 30G Sump and a DIY 250W MH. I will be moving all my livestock on Saturday. Tonight and tomorrow i will start filling the tank with some water, make sure everything is alright. Then saturday should be full enough to break down the 46 and move everything into their new home.
Here are some pictures of the tank and stand...

And this is a section that the guy i bought the tank from cut. It's the last first part of the drain section. What should i do?

latino277 · 02-14-2008, 08:45 PM

put a union on it....

NYreefNoob · 02-14-2008, 08:45 PM

get a coupling and glue it bac together

BlueSi4 · 02-14-2008, 08:46 PM

WOOT, thanks for the quick reply guys...will do that on Saturday!

BlueSi4 · 02-17-2008, 04:08 AM

Alright so it's almost 3am and we just finished transferring everything from the 46 to the 75. Me, my friend Joe (who bought my 46), his brother Nick, and my friend Will started tearing down the 46 at about 8pm. We spent about 2 hours at Home Depot trying to look for adaptors in order to allow the return to be connected, ended up not finding anything so we put the sump build for another day and we just focused on getting everything out of the 46 into the 75. By midnight, we had all the rocks in the tank, aquascaping was almost done and the fish were getting anxious to make it to its new home. An hour later, the aquascaping was done and the fish were able to be moved into their new home. After the fish were in, we moved the corals. At around 2am we finished with everything, including emptying the 46 and fit it in my friend's car.
Here are the pics...well some of them. Water is a bit blurry because of the sand...should clear up by tomorrow.

what a mess!!!

the wires and the placement of the equipment is just temporary until we get the sump to work

finished aquascaping

ireefny · 02-17-2008, 10:33 AM

nice, too bad you had to cut the canopy out, hope you can still save it, it looked well made

crox99 · 02-17-2008, 12:23 PM

Good luck with your upgrade.

Chongpark27 · 02-17-2008, 01:35 PM

Good luck with your upgrade

reef28 · 02-17-2008, 02:30 PM

Good luck, Reefer

BlueSi4 · 02-17-2008, 03:50 PM

Thanks guys!
Joe (jw10604) came this morning to help me finish the plumbing, i had some problems with the return and it was finally fixed. Wednesday i will fill up the sump and get it to work, then i will move everything in there (skimmer, heater)
So far i've had no losses, but the corals haven't opened up yet since i haven't been able to hook up the light yet, hopefully that can be done tonight.

02-14-2008, 08:45 PM	#2
latino277 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Da Bronx Posts: 687 Reefer Ratings: (9) Friends: (9)	put a union on it.... __________________ John My new 100g build Aquariums for you 100g square, ATI BM160, Mag 9.5 return pump, closed loop Via OM 4 way powered by DART, Ushio 400w +20k powered by PFO 400w ballast.

02-14-2008, 08:45 PM	#3
NYreefNoob Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: peekskill,ny Posts: 4,821 Reefer Ratings: (45) Friends: (24)	get a coupling and glue it bac together __________________ my dad alway's told me the only stupid question's are the one's not asked

02-17-2008, 12:23 PM	#7
crox99 Audi Sport Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brooklyn, Marine Park Posts: 5,318 Reefer Ratings: (49) Friends: (8)	Good luck with your upgrade. __________________ Veni, Vidi, Vinci

02-17-2008, 01:35 PM	#8
Chongpark27 LETS GO GIANTS Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hastings NY Posts: 1,058 Reefer Ratings: (45) Friends: (27)	Good luck with your upgrade __________________ "When the wells dry, we know the worth of water"

02-17-2008, 02:30 PM	#9
reef28 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ardsley NY Posts: 208 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (2)	New Tank Good luck, Reefer

02-14-2008, 08:46 PM	#4
BlueSi4 Blu By U Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scarsdale, NY Posts: 535 Reefer Ratings: (20) Friends: (3)	WOOT, thanks for the quick reply guys...will do that on Saturday!

02-17-2008, 04:08 AM	#5
BlueSi4 Blu By U Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scarsdale, NY Posts: 535 Reefer Ratings: (20) Friends: (3)	Alright so it's almost 3am and we just finished transferring everything from the 46 to the 75. Me, my friend Joe (who bought my 46), his brother Nick, and my friend Will started tearing down the 46 at about 8pm. We spent about 2 hours at Home Depot trying to look for adaptors in order to allow the return to be connected, ended up not finding anything so we put the sump build for another day and we just focused on getting everything out of the 46 into the 75. By midnight, we had all the rocks in the tank, aquascaping was almost done and the fish were getting anxious to make it to its new home. An hour later, the aquascaping was done and the fish were able to be moved into their new home. After the fish were in, we moved the corals. At around 2am we finished with everything, including emptying the 46 and fit it in my friend's car. Here are the pics...well some of them. Water is a bit blurry because of the sand...should clear up by tomorrow. what a mess!!! the wires and the placement of the equipment is just temporary until we get the sump to work finished aquascaping

02-17-2008, 10:33 AM	#6
ireefny Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: LI Posts: 1,005 Reefer Ratings: (31) Friends: (0)	nice, too bad you had to cut the canopy out, hope you can still save it, it looked well made

02-17-2008, 03:50 PM	#10
BlueSi4 Blu By U Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Scarsdale, NY Posts: 535 Reefer Ratings: (20) Friends: (3)	Thanks guys! Joe (jw10604) came this morning to help me finish the plumbing, i had some problems with the return and it was finally fixed. Wednesday i will fill up the sump and get it to work, then i will move everything in there (skimmer, heater) So far i've had no losses, but the corals haven't opened up yet since i haven't been able to hook up the light yet, hopefully that can be done tonight.

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