Tank Upgrade/Move

[swill]

Yes the previous owners swear by bare bottom tank setup so we are going to continue with that. It'll take me some time to get use to no sand as I too, have always had sand but it totally makes sense. I won't have to worry about scratching the tank either when I clean the glass along with keeping the nitrates low and everything else.

We will for sure have some new water here but are going to try and take as much of the water with us as possible. We were already given a big drum to hold new water which is what he used so we will start making new saltwater here soon so we are all ready and prepared.

Thanks for the advice.

[Ken]

Swill it's always exciting to hear of new tanks, especially since you done so well with your other tanks, keep it simple, that's the sucess. So excited to see pics, thanks. Regards Ken

[Leah]

Wow! Nice tank... can't wait to see some pictures. Good-luck with the move.

[swill]

Our new tank is all moved in and is looking good!! It took most of the day to move and my husband and I were exhausted after it was all done and what I've learned the most from this experience is no substrate is the way to go!!! I will post a picture of our aquarium the day after the move and you'll see what I am talking about. You would never know it was moved. I've been in this hobby for over 15 years and use to be a renter with a 75 gallon reef so I knew from past experiences that moving an aquarium is stressful for everything inside so it takes awhile for things to look normal and healthy again but not this tank. It looks just as good as it did before the move.

We didn't loose any coral or fish but have lots of frags now since there was a bit of breakage with some of the acropora and monti cap coral.

We are now trying to figure out what other fish we want to add to this tank. It only has two semi-snowflake clowns, a Achilles Tang and a Regal Tang so we want to add a few more bottom dwellers and maybe an Fathead Anthias or two.

Our only issue right now is we are struggling with the heat, the reef keeper is programed so the the MH lights will shut off if it raises to 81.1F but it seems to be raising to that everyday. This setup did come with a chiller so I may have to plug that in The lights come on at 11:30am but today I noticed at 10:30am the heat was already 79.9F so I am guessing my house is just too warm to run this tank without a chiller.

In the picture you can see the Kaulk Reactor on the side which will soon be placed in the basement. My husband just needs to drill a hole in the floor for the top up tube.