My new tank arrived at the store and I plan to swap this new tank with my current tank this week. I currently have a 125g (48"x30"x20"H) and the new tank is 150g (48"x30"x24"H).
Since my current tank is about three months old so I decide to keep the sand. What I plan to do is:
1/ Prepare container/bucket...I currently have two 44gal Brute bin, a 40 bin, a 45gal white bin and 5ea of the 7gal empty salt buckets.
2/ move the old water into ONE of the 44g brute bin. Set up heater to keep the temp at 77F for reused later.
3/ Move old tank water into a the 45gal white bin then move coral and fish into this bin. This bin also have heater, air pump and circulation pump. Old water only fill half of this bin
4/ drain the remaining water into the 40gal bin and move rock into that bucket with circulation pump.
5/ Move sand into those 7gal bucket.
6/ remove all the pump, lights and empty the 125gal. Then cut all the pipes.
7/ I need help to remove the tank and out of the current stand then move the new tank back to that stand. I also need to cut the stand hole so it can fit the new overflow pipes.
8/ Re-pipe and plum everything back together and HOPE for no leak on the new tank. New tank from Crystal Dynamic order through BAR sponsor Neptune Aquatic.
9/ move old sand, then rock then Old water, then of course to top off with new salt water. After that I want to let it sit for an hour or two for water to clear up.
10/ Then move all the coral to new tank first then fish after that.
I really I don't want to kill any coral or fish so all comments or suggestions are welcome.
By the way,
a/ Do I miss anything?
b/ Do I need to add stress guard before I move those fishes?
c/ I understand I may have another mini cycle but if it happens will the mini tank cycle kill any coral or fish.
This is the list of what I currently have:
Fishes: Chevorn tang, purple tang, yellow tang, powder blue tang, coral beauty, three clown, a pair of leopard wrasse, pink wrasse, bicolor belnny.
Corals: Three Acantho, three frag of multiple coral mix, Tyree Elegance, few Chalices, one bubble coral, one few mushroom, some jawbreaker, couple WWC bounce, and some rock flower nem.
Since my current tank is about three months old so I decide to keep the sand. What I plan to do is:
1/ Prepare container/bucket...I currently have two 44gal Brute bin, a 40 bin, a 45gal white bin and 5ea of the 7gal empty salt buckets.
2/ move the old water into ONE of the 44g brute bin. Set up heater to keep the temp at 77F for reused later.
3/ Move old tank water into a the 45gal white bin then move coral and fish into this bin. This bin also have heater, air pump and circulation pump. Old water only fill half of this bin
4/ drain the remaining water into the 40gal bin and move rock into that bucket with circulation pump.
5/ Move sand into those 7gal bucket.
6/ remove all the pump, lights and empty the 125gal. Then cut all the pipes.
7/ I need help to remove the tank and out of the current stand then move the new tank back to that stand. I also need to cut the stand hole so it can fit the new overflow pipes.
8/ Re-pipe and plum everything back together and HOPE for no leak on the new tank. New tank from Crystal Dynamic order through BAR sponsor Neptune Aquatic.
9/ move old sand, then rock then Old water, then of course to top off with new salt water. After that I want to let it sit for an hour or two for water to clear up.
10/ Then move all the coral to new tank first then fish after that.
I really I don't want to kill any coral or fish so all comments or suggestions are welcome.
By the way,
a/ Do I miss anything?
b/ Do I need to add stress guard before I move those fishes?
c/ I understand I may have another mini cycle but if it happens will the mini tank cycle kill any coral or fish.
This is the list of what I currently have:
Fishes: Chevorn tang, purple tang, yellow tang, powder blue tang, coral beauty, three clown, a pair of leopard wrasse, pink wrasse, bicolor belnny.
Corals: Three Acantho, three frag of multiple coral mix, Tyree Elegance, few Chalices, one bubble coral, one few mushroom, some jawbreaker, couple WWC bounce, and some rock flower nem.
