Transfer from 55g to a 120g advice needed
im upgrading my current reef, a 55g, to a nice 120g and would like to know others advice on what would be the best way to accomplish this? i do have room for both tanks in the same room, i dont need to rush, i can do it all in one day, two or weeks...etc.
my current setup:
55g with 900 overflow box and sump located under tank.
Tank has 4in DSB, 85#'s of rock, lots of corals, mainly SPS, LPS, etc.
Sump has 10#'s live rock for filtration and a 150g rated skimmer.
i wont be using anything from the 55g setup, (except 1/2 the sand, H20 and livestock of course).....i will be adding addtional argonite sand to the new tank.
the 120g will have the sump located in the basement. capticity of 40g in use, 56g total volume, Aqua-C in sump skimmer, 14g refuge with sand bed, 12 skimmer area, 14 return and i have a BB 30g prop tank plumbed in as well.
im actually going from, say a 65gallons of water to allmost a 180g setup.
okay the one question(s)?
time frame? do it quickly in one day? or over a period of time.
Should i use all the water from the original tank?
how about the sand bed? all, a little or none? Should i wait for the tank to do its mini cycle? of course i will be using at least half of the sand bed that is in the 55g now.....so cycle time should be shortened.
Livestock add slowly or all at once?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Rich k.
ps ive posted this on RC as well, but dont get to this board as ofter and thought id try to see if any other respones.
Again Thanks
im upgrading my current reef, a 55g, to a nice 120g and would like to know others advice on what would be the best way to accomplish this? i do have room for both tanks in the same room, i dont need to rush, i can do it all in one day, two or weeks...etc.
my current setup:
55g with 900 overflow box and sump located under tank.
Tank has 4in DSB, 85#'s of rock, lots of corals, mainly SPS, LPS, etc.
Sump has 10#'s live rock for filtration and a 150g rated skimmer.
i wont be using anything from the 55g setup, (except 1/2 the sand, H20 and livestock of course).....i will be adding addtional argonite sand to the new tank.
the 120g will have the sump located in the basement. capticity of 40g in use, 56g total volume, Aqua-C in sump skimmer, 14g refuge with sand bed, 12 skimmer area, 14 return and i have a BB 30g prop tank plumbed in as well.
im actually going from, say a 65gallons of water to allmost a 180g setup.
okay the one question(s)?
time frame? do it quickly in one day? or over a period of time.
Should i use all the water from the original tank?
how about the sand bed? all, a little or none? Should i wait for the tank to do its mini cycle? of course i will be using at least half of the sand bed that is in the 55g now.....so cycle time should be shortened.
Livestock add slowly or all at once?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Rich k.
ps ive posted this on RC as well, but dont get to this board as ofter and thought id try to see if any other respones.
Again Thanks
