upgrade complete

Finally got moved into a new house (thanks chris) and so did my fish and corals. My reef tank went from a sumpless 36g bowfront to a 55g with a 30g sump and external pump. What a huge difference, my fish are very happy. They ate the same day they got moved and all my corals and clams were open within an hour. I upgraded my light system as well. A 36" 6x39watt T-5 system lit up the bowfront, now the 55 is lit by a 48" 2x150watt 14k metal halide and 4x54watt T-5 system with integrated leds. I love the new light, the tank looks amazing. In a couple weeks my 125g tank will have water in it and a few fish are being moved from the 55. I was stressed with moving the tanks but now I'm excited that I get to do it all over again and make serious improvements. I can't get the lighting right with my phone, pics don't do it justice with the beautiful shimmer it has.

 

Well it's about time coral hoarder.

Congratultions, you're going to be a sps maniac with that lighting. I am a little jealous.

 

Congrats on the successful move! Boy, your 55 looks already full! Good thing the 125 is in the works

 

SS,

That's a really great tank. Congratulations and keep the updates coming.

Coach

 

Looking good. Can't wait to see what the 125 brings.

 

yay for you SS! Moving is a lot of work itself and then add in the tanks, wow! great job! So glad you are now with sump Any advice on moving livestock, setup, watch out fors?

 

Thanks everyone. It was tough to do in 2 days time. Corailline, I'll never have PE like you, lol. Marshall, every bit of coral came out of the 36 bowfront. Didnt realize how much things have grown. OFK, I loaded all the fish and coral in seperate boxes of styrofoam to help keep temp stable. I kept my live rock in tubs with power heads until it was ready to aqua scape. I used all brand new fiji pink sand since my old sand was nasty.

 

Looks good! I recently upgraded my 26 bow to a 55 during a move too, similar boat. Moving is such a pain and so stressful, this time around I dropped my fish off at a hotel (aka one of my LFS) for two weeks while I transitioned.

Hope all goes well with the 125.

 

Looks good buddy!

 

Thanks guys. I've got a bunch of boxes left over chris so let me know when your ready to move. Styrofoam worked great.