KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

michika · #1 10-01-2008, 07:16 PM

You make a very interesting point here. Hmmm.

So time for some very awesome positive news.
1) We are moving in 2 days, and the tank in 4 days!
2) I adopted some more fish, a nameless little sixline, and a very sweet and sociable regal tang named Tina.
3) I got another clam who boasts some beautiful colors and patterns, and I got more SPS too, little colonies, an awesome green cap, and some hitchiker hairy mushrooms.

Thanks Drew for #2 and #3!

Der_Iron_Chef · #2 10-02-2008, 06:33 AM

Yeah!! Go, Tina! I love that little gimp. *sigh*

Glad to hear everything's doing well.

michika · #3 10-06-2008, 03:27 PM

So the move is about half done, and I am so thankful I will not be moving again. At most we will be moving across the room.

I left on Friday for a charity Roller Derby game in Red Deer and came back yesterday around noon. On Friday Kevin told me that my powderblue didn't make it. I am not going to try to keep this type of fish again unless it is coming from another established home.

Yesterday at noon we started dismantling the tank and transporting it from our condo to our new house. We put all the fish, clams, and corals into the sump, and they have spent the evening there. Today, around noonish, we'll be moving everyone back into the 180g. The logistics of this move were quite the pain. We transported water to the house and put it into garbage cans and the sump. I really hope this works.

The SPS will have been without MH or T5 lighting for about 24 hours, and I do expect some brownout. I'm just antsy to get everything back up and running. The gigas clam is still looking the same. I was really worried when I pulled it out of the 180g at the condo that it would smell like dying flesh. It didn't, and it still looks exactly the same.

The basement is a bit of a disaster. We just kept placing all the fish related equipment on the floor, and its overrun the room. I have some photos to share, but I need to find the proper cord for the camera first.

Der_Iron_Chef · #4 10-06-2008, 03:32 PM

I hated moving my aquarium six feet to the left....I can't imagine how difficult it would be to move it to another completely separate location!

Good luck. Sorry about the PBT

michika · #5 10-06-2008, 03:59 PM

The basement reeks like tank unfortunately. I can't wait for the water to be flowing properly again. With the next big system we will definitely be venting the room separately. I hate the smell of tanks, but love how they look. I just don't think I can handle the smell from a big tank.

Tina looked good this morning, happy, if not a little cramped. The naso, vlamingi, and sailfin, all jumped into a different sump compartment together.

Lance · #6 10-06-2008, 06:32 PM

I hope the Powder Blue will be the only casualty. Good luck with the move.

michika · #7 10-08-2008, 03:53 PM

Today I really hate this hobby.

On Tuesdays I make a round trip to Edmonton. I left at 2:30pm and everything looked fine. The fish are still in a holding tank at this point. I arrived back at about 12:30am and went downstairs to check on the fish. The water was 65! Two of the heaters in that tank crapped out at the same time. A third heater was tossed in and as of this morning at 6am it was back up to 72.

I saw most of the fish this morning swimming around. I think the clams had a spawning event as well because the water is cloudy this morning. I am really hoping that is all it is. I was really wanting to stay home to deal with it, but my job is on the line, these are the last few days on my current project and they will decide if I go elsewhere, or stay in my current position.

I have come to the point where I almost want to toss in the towel. I thought I was doing the right thing by keeping two heaters in the tank. I was always worried that one would be stuck on and it would bake my system. Clearly switching to two heaters is not the best of options either. Looks like I will be going to 3 heaters now.