thecoralbeauty Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 11/15/2020: 4/16/2019: 2/13/2016: 1/28/2016: 11/22/2015 11/14/2015 11.14.2015 Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GND2U9Lx4Q FTS (Two days after transfer:) 11/8/2015 ORIGINAL POST: I had originally intended to continue my journaling on the old thread "Two Cats and a Reef"- however, since I will be combining both that tank (mixed reef) with my non-photosynthetic reef into this one HUGE tank, I decided to start a new thread. I wanted a larger tank to provide more room for my growing corals (I finally own a frag of everything I've ever wanted!) and so I could own some Anthias and a Tang. Of course, I was texting my thoughts about Anthias and Tangs when my iPhone corrected them to "anthrax" and "gangs"- so, the title for the new tank was born! This will be an entirely new experience for me- I have never had a tank bigger than 20 gal (fresh, or anything!) and I have never had plumbing, or a sump/fuge. The tank is set to arrive on Sunday- will be documenting the transfer/combine process from there! Equipment: 50g SCA pnp starfire aquarium and included sump/skimmer/plumbing Radion 3rd gen and mount MP10 MP40 **will purchase 420 Koralia pumps (2x) Jebao Doser Tunze nano top-off Reef Link BRS netting cover kit Transfer: Fiji pink live sand Live rock from old tanks Stocking and (plans): Pearly jawfish Neon Goby Hi-fin goby Carpenter's wrasse Lubbock's wrasse (anthias- tang) Pistol shrimp Peppermint shrimp Crocea clams (2) Maxima clams (2) Sand-sifting Starfish Tuxedo urchin Assorted snails (nassarious, turbo, cerith, etc). Tube anemone Sun corals and dendros green slimer pink birdsnest oregon tort cali tort hawkins echinata supergirl monti lakers monti sunset monti rainbow monti concord grape monti unidentified blue sps monti setosa pearlberry unidentified chalices jack-o-lantern lepto green star polyp assorted zoas ricordea mushrooms (red, purple, hairy blue) pulsing xenia Frog spawn hammer pink goni red goni green torch green plate I will probably keep a similar aquascape to the 20L. Stay tuned!! 9 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 IMO use mostly new sand since you will be turning it over and will experience dieoff. Spike it with a liberal amount of sand from the old tank. Have a bottle of Seachem Phosphate around in case you need to dose lightly since new sandbeds can really suck up the Phosphate. Kat has used this to save the Katropora in her new tank, I used it when I switched to my 40 and avoided any coral loss so far. 3 Quote Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 IMO use mostly new sand since you will be turning it over and will experience dieoff. Spike it with a liberal amount of sand from the old tank. Have a bottle of Seachem Phosphate around in case you need to dose lightly since new sandbeds can really suck up the Phosphate. Kat has used this to save the Katropora in her new tank, I used it when I switched to my 40 and avoided any coral loss so far. good to know! I'm hoping to use a lot of the old sand, but will need to buy lots more in order to cover the bottom, i'm betting! 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Everyone including home land security will be following this build! 9 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 HA! LOVE the name 2 Quote Link to comment
evanski Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Everyone including home land security will be following this build! Ummm...this thread is not what I thought it was about. I leave disappoint... 8 Quote Link to comment
Giga Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 i'll be stalker like 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Is thing wet yet? You're as bad as jack! Lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment
evan127 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Love the title! Looking forward to the build and transfer! 2 Quote Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Is thing wet yet? You're as bad as jack! Lol you know what? quit'cher bitchin'. it gets delivered on sunday. DETENTION! 1 Quote Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yet another member on the road to recovery from MTS. I salute you in your efforts... be strong. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Yet another member on the road to recovery from MTS. I salute you in your efforts... be strong. Then comes the "I should keep the other tank as a quarantine" and "This other tank will be just softies, it wont be hard" and "This will be a Anemone/Clownfish species tank" 2 Quote Link to comment
Pinner Reef Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 It's only logical, I mean she'll already have a couple of empty tanks and some spare equip... NO! NO! WE MUST NOT THINK LIKE THAT!! The cure is out there! The cure is upgrades. 2 Quote Link to comment
evanski Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Cure for Anthrax is cipro or doxycycline... 2 Quote Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Cure for Anthrax is cipro or doxycycline... is there a cure for autocorrect other than just killing it entirely? lol 1 Quote Link to comment
evanski Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 is there a cure for autocorrect other than just killing it entirely? lol No that shit in invinceable! 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Cure for Anthrax is cipro or doxycycline... Gives you bad diarrhea.... Quote Link to comment
evanski Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Gives you bad diarrhea.... It does indeed...cipro will also weaken the tendons. In 2001, Georgetown U hospital actually saw a measurable increase in Achilles ruptures. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nanofreak79 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 It does indeed...cipro will also weaken the tendons. In 2001, Georgetown U hospital actually saw a measurable increase in Achilles ruptures. better than anthrax, id rather blow out a tendon. sorry p not trying to jack yur thread, I'm done... Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 you know what? quit'cher bitchin'. it gets delivered on sunday. DETENTION! Bullshit with everyone upgrading I'm picking up a new tank tomorrow. .. pre-wet 2 Quote Link to comment
kimberbee Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 It's only logical, I mean she'll already have a couple of empty tanks and some spare equip... NO! NO! WE MUST NOT THINK LIKE THAT!! The cure is out there! The cure is upgrades. I think we need to come up with a 12 step program... 1 Quote Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 I think we need to come up with a 12 step program... First step: buy an awesome (and huge) upgrade tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
righttirefire Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'm going the other way... smaller. Quote Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 So, today I'm thinking I'll need to purchase sand (thinking the same fiji pink sugar-fine live sand that I've had in the other two tanks) and an MP40. I can use my MP10 to provide cross-flow. Quote Link to comment
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