rja
Well-Known Member
Hello all,
As a busy college student who now works a full time internship, having no time for my aquariums is both good and bad. On one hand, I can’t keep an eye on them throughout the week and get lots of anxiety because of it. On the other hand, I keep my hands out of the tanks and let them do their things! I have four aquariums, one 29 gallon biocube reef tank, a 29 gallon planted tank, a 7 gallon planted, and a 5.5 gallon planted. Because of the nature of freshwater planted tanks, the care for the three of them has been super easy. Obviously the reef is a different story but it has still managed to be very easy. Quickly, I am outgrowing this little 29 gallon reef. I am also starting to stress about my other tanks in that I can’t always be there for them. They aren’t suffering by any means, probably in a perpetual state of balance and happiness. However, the thought of having 4 tanks running at once just stresses me out.
To the meat and potatoes of this post—
I want to break everything down and sell it all off then move into one 75 gallon reef tank. This way I only have one tank, it’s a good size, and I am able to have some water volume on standby for minimal swings. I have all the necessary equipment and a tank on hand that someone wants to basically give to me or even trade all my freshwater stuff for. I would probably set it up with sand, water, and half a scape, then eventually move all of my coral from the BC to the 75. The tank is drilled with a sump and even a reef octopus skimmer. Lighting wise, I would probably just buy another Kessil A160WE and a gooseneck— run my old one next to it and call it a day. I even have an A80 I can put in between them. The 75 in question has been up for years but has a massive dino problem so I would probably just start it from scratch.
I want to know what your guys’ thoughts and opinions are on this plan. It would probably take a few months but I think it would be good for the long run. I don’t know what it’s like moving a tank that large but I’m sure it’s really not that difficult as people regularly move over 100 gallons.
As a busy college student who now works a full time internship, having no time for my aquariums is both good and bad. On one hand, I can’t keep an eye on them throughout the week and get lots of anxiety because of it. On the other hand, I keep my hands out of the tanks and let them do their things! I have four aquariums, one 29 gallon biocube reef tank, a 29 gallon planted tank, a 7 gallon planted, and a 5.5 gallon planted. Because of the nature of freshwater planted tanks, the care for the three of them has been super easy. Obviously the reef is a different story but it has still managed to be very easy. Quickly, I am outgrowing this little 29 gallon reef. I am also starting to stress about my other tanks in that I can’t always be there for them. They aren’t suffering by any means, probably in a perpetual state of balance and happiness. However, the thought of having 4 tanks running at once just stresses me out.
To the meat and potatoes of this post—
I want to break everything down and sell it all off then move into one 75 gallon reef tank. This way I only have one tank, it’s a good size, and I am able to have some water volume on standby for minimal swings. I have all the necessary equipment and a tank on hand that someone wants to basically give to me or even trade all my freshwater stuff for. I would probably set it up with sand, water, and half a scape, then eventually move all of my coral from the BC to the 75. The tank is drilled with a sump and even a reef octopus skimmer. Lighting wise, I would probably just buy another Kessil A160WE and a gooseneck— run my old one next to it and call it a day. I even have an A80 I can put in between them. The 75 in question has been up for years but has a massive dino problem so I would probably just start it from scratch.
I want to know what your guys’ thoughts and opinions are on this plan. It would probably take a few months but I think it would be good for the long run. I don’t know what it’s like moving a tank that large but I’m sure it’s really not that difficult as people regularly move over 100 gallons.
