LegoZ Reef - The Move

LegoZ81 · Jan 31, 2013

So it has Officially started:
BRS 150gpd Water Saver setup with Dual DI, FM-2 Filter Monitor and DM-2 Dual TDS Meter

300 gallon stock tank will be temporary holding for the fish and liverock

Proposed location for new display tank 60"x36"x25"

revhtree · Jan 31, 2013

Best of luck bro!

Reefing8EZ · Jan 31, 2013

Lovin the dimensions for the new build.

LegoZ81 · Jan 31, 2013

revhtree said:
Best of luck bro!

I'll need all the luck I can get I think, Thanks!

Reefing8EZ said:
Lovin the dimensions for the new build.

Thank you, it will still be a 240 but won't be the same as my 8 footer that is for sure! It will have it's own charm though!

nitrox36 · Jan 31, 2013

Crossing my fingers for ya.

LegoZ81 · Jan 31, 2013

nitrox36 said:
Crossing my fingers for ya.

Thank you. I am 2/3rds full on the 300 gallon so I shut off the RO and added a second bag of salt, I will test sg in the morning but need to get a heater in there to start warming it up as it is COLD!!!

gqjeff · Feb 1, 2013

Good luck Louis...

LegoZ81 · Feb 4, 2013

gqjeff said:
Good luck Louis...

Thank you Jeff

Salt is mixed up in the vat and it is at 1.025 need to get a controller moved over to run my heater now and I should be able to move some livestock over, I will probably start with some snails to make sure it is ok first.

revhtree · Feb 4, 2013

Take lots of pics!

LegoZ81 · Feb 4, 2013

I'll do my best, it is going to be crazy!

LegoZ81 · Feb 7, 2013

ACJr is setup controlling a heater on the stock tank and 2 snails are alive after 2 days. Will start moving some rock from the 240 soon, hopefully I can move fish this Sunday and start breaking the 240 down.

nitrox36 · Feb 8, 2013

those Rubbermaide Vats are worth thier weight in gold, and a lot cheaper than an extra tank of that size!

LegoZ81 · Feb 11, 2013

New electric panel and mangroves!

LegoZ81 · Feb 14, 2013

I need to move my fish to the 300g stock tank, Does anyone have any idea how to know how much rock I should move with the fish?

I need to move enough to not make a huge ammonia spike in the new tank (fish only)
but not so much as to spike ammonia in my tanks with coral.

Ideas?

lcashman · Feb 20, 2013

Any updates?

LegoZ81 · Feb 21, 2013

not all that much
- moved a little more rock to new holding tank
- added new rock to the water change stock tank at the old house to add additional surface area to allow de-nitrification when I take the 240 offline
- removed stained glass and sealed the sides of the area above the tank to prevent condensation behind the tank due to elevated humidity

I have other stuff going on this weekend but I would like to get the corals out of the display to someone that can hold them as I don't have room in the 125 to hold it.

The following weekend I would also like to get the fish and the rock out of the 240 and moved to the new house and get the 240 drained and cleaned. I then need to move the tank and get it setup at the basement of the new house.