Todd's 125 to 180 transfer has the date set...

I am watching you Todd, as always. lol

Cant wait to see the next upgrade running.

 

Good luck Todd. I'm sure it will turn out awesome.
Any plans rockwork wise? Gotta be careful not to break any of those nice colony's. Although If you do chip a peice here of there I'll gladly pay shipping lol

 

Many of my Corals are now so big and intertwined, it will be hard not to break some of it.
I plan to be real careful though.

My plan is to not have any rocks close to or leaning on the back wall, so my fish, mainly my already large Blue Tang have a lane they can swim down in the back and sort of do laps.
It will also enable me to see there too from the side walls.

Thank you all for your good vibes and support- I still have so much to do just for this stage.
* The out part of the stand isn't even finished yet, but I want to get it to the stage where I really need it, motivating me to get the outer wall stained and finished. Luckily- it will not be an intergral part of the anti-racking of the stand- I have braces in place for that.

 

awesome! Im doing same thing this weekend. But smaller tanks. How do you guys afford these big tanks?!?! haha. Im going from a 60 to a 90. My 90g is just under $1000 before I even put water in it

 

Well, I got a used, no scratches, drilled 180- $200
Build my own stand- lumber I had mostly- ~ $50
Putting my 125 into my 180- priceless! J/K

Here's my start\

Water made, still getting the SG in the containers as close to equal as I can.

Here's the start-



And from a different angle with the pumps and heaters- I am using GFCI adapter plugs also for all this.

 

I also thinned the forest some today - by trading in some stuff to my favorite lfs

Here's what went:





And a huge Kenya Tree the size/volume of 2 softballs put together.

Funny how it really hard made a scratch!

And my fish look so peaceful/happy, it's as if they can tell something's going on though?
They're all so curious looking at the containers of water, thinking Hhhuuummmm.

 

** So, I'm in the basement and I hear a drip! Then see some water and the drip!
Holy Guacamole! Not what you want to see when you're trying to pull something like this off!

So- quick investigation finds that my borrowed stock tank had a leak!
Well- sort of. When I got the water level within 3 in. from the top, it slowly ran down the side of the tank.
I had had it lower with no problems- so I quiclkly pumped ti down a few inches-
Problem soved-

** I now have all three larger containers with my new SW at the same SG, and keeping the temp very close or equal as well!
I figure about 190g? I'll probalby be up most of the night checking the temps, and
maybe starting to transfer a few things to the holding bins tonight- who knows?
In fact, if you live near and want to stop by for a beer, I'll be here :ymparty:

I also thinned the forest some today!

 

Good luck with the transfer, I do love setting up new systems

 

Wow- that went better than I even expected!
Yes it took a while-it will be worth it.

I am so in debt to those who came over to help.
We had Chris, Chuck, Tony, Don, and Corey and wife Marci.

Each of these fine individuals were so nice, so helpful, and all had great ideas and work ethic about getting tasks done.

As I always try, we (wife family and I), to be a good host for these more than gracious individuals who came to help.

I had started to empty my 125 early before the trops arrived, and just after 9 we get it emptied, and moved aside.
Tony had brought the WRS Suction cups ( which I now have possession of)
We moved my DIY stand and 180 in to the former spot of my 125.
We get it leveled/shimmed pretty well and began to fill.
While that was takng place, we got my 125 empltied and rinsed,
then the stand and the 125 was takien down stairs to my sump area in the basement to serve
as my sump for the 180.
I placed the stand and 125 on cinder blocks and got that leveled;
We got hte overfllows connected, RP connected, and began flow.

I"m sitll working on it, but all the big stuff is done and I'm all smiles.

Early Stages:


Had to take a nourishment break:


The 180 so far:


pretty much all the coral still in the hlolding tanks- will be transferred by tomorrow noonish:


My 125 as the sump- early stages- but flowing well:


The tank is already clearing up.
I still have to transfer the coral, and start my scaping.
Also have to add more volume and bring the sump volume up some.
Tweak the plumbing, and finsh a canopy frame to get my lights back up and going.
Should have that done tomorrow.

 

Wow that's a lot of work to accomplish in one day! Glad everything worked out and it's looking great