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Just a quick update. Lots of growth going on in here! Including cyano, but that's been due to lapses in water changes. I'm going to be picking those back up again so hopefully it'll fade away. The GSP is growing up the back wall pretty nicely and the sps are growing well. The chalice started losing flesh where I had it placed, so I put it up top for more light and the tissue is regrowing.
For the first time in years, one of the rics split! The yumas make babies like crazy, but its rare for one of the floridas to split and one of the blue ones did last week, yay.
Oh, and the pom pom crab is gravid! Her belly is loaded with bright red eggs, but she's being shy so I haven't been able to get any pics. Cuuuuuuuuuute
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For the first time in years, one of the rics split! The yumas make babies like crazy, but its rare for one of the floridas to split and one of the blue ones did last week, yay.
Oh, and the pom pom crab is gravid! Her belly is loaded with bright red eggs, but she's being shy so I haven't been able to get any pics. Cuuuuuuuuuute
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Managed to move the tank 130 miles without losing anything. :bigsmile:
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Thanks for looking!
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Thanks for looking!
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No problem! I've moved tanks many times, even a stocked 40br 60 miles with no issues and this 20gal was easy peasy.
You'll want lots of buckets (I used probably 6 total for this move. This is where keeping salt buckets comes in real handy because they are air/water tight and once sealed the water won't be able to slosh out while you're on the road), a couple of towels, and some freshly mixed saltwater. Tubing to siphon, portable aerators for the bucket(s) with the fish.. and I'm sure I'll think of some other things.
The easiest method I've found is to separate the fish into one or two buckets, depending on how many and how aggressive they are. Coral frags in another, usually a wider/shorter bucket, and inverts can go in as well if you don't want to fill a bucket just for them. For the rocks, I like to put the foundation rocks at the bottom, then the rocks with corals attached to them on top, with foundation rocks on either side to support them. If you look at the pics in my previous post, you'll see that large middle rock.. I had two foundation rocks, one on each side, to keep it steady so the SPS frags wouldn't hit the sides of the bucket. It worked out really well because nothing had moved!
So, I started by pushing the light aside and turning off all the other equipment. I siphoned a little bit of water into 3 of the buckets to start off with. The clownfish were easy to catch, so those came out first and were put into the bucket with the portable aerator. The royal gramma was hiding and was actually one of the last things out of the tank, but we'll get there!
I then pulled all the loose corals out and placed them into a second bucket, as well as the cuc. Now that the main fish were out, I siphoned more water out into the buckets until the tank was around 3/4 empty. I then started to carefully move rocks around to get at the ones without corals. (Careful so not to damage the corals, but also to not stir up too much of the sand.) Those went into the bottoms of two buckets, then as I described before, the rocks with corals attached went on top with others to secure them in place. Once I got to the last rocks, the royal gramma was skirting along the bottom and was easy to catch, haha. I think I put him in one of the rock buckets just so he wouldn't terrorize the clowns.
By this time, the last 1/4 of water was pretty nasty looking, so I siphoned this off, with a lot of the detritus, and disposed of it. This is why you will need fresh saltwater mixed and ready! I left the sand in the tank because it wasn't too heavy for two of us to move. If your sand is old, you can dispose of it and replace it with fresh sand at the new location.
Now you have to take the tank and its equipment apart, load the stand and everything into the vehicle, then the buckets, and you're good to go! The tighter you pack things into the vehicle, the less sloshing and moving will happen. Wrapping a towel around the tank will help prevent scratches.
Ummm, yeah, I think that's it. When you get to the new place, do the exact same thing, but in reverse. :tongue:
You'll want lots of buckets (I used probably 6 total for this move. This is where keeping salt buckets comes in real handy because they are air/water tight and once sealed the water won't be able to slosh out while you're on the road), a couple of towels, and some freshly mixed saltwater. Tubing to siphon, portable aerators for the bucket(s) with the fish.. and I'm sure I'll think of some other things.
The easiest method I've found is to separate the fish into one or two buckets, depending on how many and how aggressive they are. Coral frags in another, usually a wider/shorter bucket, and inverts can go in as well if you don't want to fill a bucket just for them. For the rocks, I like to put the foundation rocks at the bottom, then the rocks with corals attached to them on top, with foundation rocks on either side to support them. If you look at the pics in my previous post, you'll see that large middle rock.. I had two foundation rocks, one on each side, to keep it steady so the SPS frags wouldn't hit the sides of the bucket. It worked out really well because nothing had moved!
So, I started by pushing the light aside and turning off all the other equipment. I siphoned a little bit of water into 3 of the buckets to start off with. The clownfish were easy to catch, so those came out first and were put into the bucket with the portable aerator. The royal gramma was hiding and was actually one of the last things out of the tank, but we'll get there!
I then pulled all the loose corals out and placed them into a second bucket, as well as the cuc. Now that the main fish were out, I siphoned more water out into the buckets until the tank was around 3/4 empty. I then started to carefully move rocks around to get at the ones without corals. (Careful so not to damage the corals, but also to not stir up too much of the sand.) Those went into the bottoms of two buckets, then as I described before, the rocks with corals attached went on top with others to secure them in place. Once I got to the last rocks, the royal gramma was skirting along the bottom and was easy to catch, haha. I think I put him in one of the rock buckets just so he wouldn't terrorize the clowns.
By this time, the last 1/4 of water was pretty nasty looking, so I siphoned this off, with a lot of the detritus, and disposed of it. This is why you will need fresh saltwater mixed and ready! I left the sand in the tank because it wasn't too heavy for two of us to move. If your sand is old, you can dispose of it and replace it with fresh sand at the new location.
Now you have to take the tank and its equipment apart, load the stand and everything into the vehicle, then the buckets, and you're good to go! The tighter you pack things into the vehicle, the less sloshing and moving will happen. Wrapping a towel around the tank will help prevent scratches.
Ummm, yeah, I think that's it. When you get to the new place, do the exact same thing, but in reverse. :tongue:
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Nice tank. What kind of lighting are you using on a 20 gal.
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Thank you! When I was planning this tank, I was going to add lots more rock, but after I created that middle column, I thought it would look better as 'islands'
There may be a big upgrade from this tank in the future, but I'm not sure when I'll get around to doing it.
You're welcome and good luck with the move!
Thanks.
Current Sundial 4x24w T5HO
1x 10000K
2x 454 Blue
1x Fiji Purple
The 2 blue bulbs are several years old and need to be replaced. The tank might look more blue when I change them!
congratulations on the successful move! tank looks awesome!
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Picked up a really interesting fish a couple of weeks ago: a geometric perchlet! Already named him Geo. He's such a cool little guy
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Update 10-10-14:
I recently adopted a bluestripe pipefish from a Mississippi reefer who was getting out of the hobby! It is such a beautiful fish, and seems to be eating well. It stays out hunting for pods all day and hopefully it has taken to the frozen foods I've been feeding the tank. To make sure both the geometric and the pipefish are eating enough, I have probably been overfeeding, but I have also increased the size of the water changes to make up for it.
The neon green toadstool needs to be cut back because it has been growing so quickly, lol.
Hopefully soon I can afford to upgrade to a 75gal!
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I recently adopted a bluestripe pipefish from a Mississippi reefer who was getting out of the hobby! It is such a beautiful fish, and seems to be eating well. It stays out hunting for pods all day and hopefully it has taken to the frozen foods I've been feeding the tank. To make sure both the geometric and the pipefish are eating enough, I have probably been overfeeding, but I have also increased the size of the water changes to make up for it.
The neon green toadstool needs to be cut back because it has been growing so quickly, lol.
Hopefully soon I can afford to upgrade to a 75gal!
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Recently changed out two of the bulbs in the fixture over this tank, and it made a big difference. Brighter and better coloration!
Before:
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After (and after cutting the huge toadstool):
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Before:
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After (and after cutting the huge toadstool):
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