75 Gallon Build

[victornator333]

I guess now is the time to start my build thread. Garsh Ive always wanted to do one of these lol.

So this is what im working with.....

Standard 75 Gallon

30 Gallon sump
3 chambers...skimmer, fuge, return

MP40w

Mag 7

Octopus Skimmer....not sure of the model but i think its rated for 100 or 125

48" Sunpod 2x250 with moonlights (eventually im gonna go with a 6x54 T-5 but i got a super deal on this fixture so its gonna have to do for now)

Current Problems
What am I going to do with my livestock right now???

Fish and notable inverts in Half Cylinder: Orange Anthias, Spotted Mandarin, False Perc, Maroon Clown, Shrimp Goby paired with Pistol Shrimp, Baby Blue Tang

Fish and notable inverts in Aquapod: RBTA(only in here bc there was no room in display and he was stinging everything), Powder Blue(dont kill me tang police lol....available for a smoking deal so i picked him up and threw him in there for the time being).

The last time I moved stuff to a new tank, I lost a couple fish due to stress, how should I approach this situation?

Coral are encrusted onto rock, which is an elaborate structure constructed from tonga branches...looks like a tree. Its not gonna fit in the aquapod without the RBTA stinging the SPS.

Should i try to move all the livestock into the aquapod?(current display is sitting where i want to put the new tank)

I want to have the chemistry of the new tank to be as close to the chemistry of the old as possible

Should I take some rock and water from the old tank and put it in buckets to store?

Whats the best way to do this without stressing out the livestock?

 

[Mr. Right]

Congrats on the new tank. What size are you going to run a 3ft 30 gallon sump? If you’re not I vote against the fuge.

 

[99Trev]

I don't have any advice on moving (have not done that yet). Just tagging along to listen and learn.

 

[victornator333]

Thanks Carlos. I wanted to buy your illuminata set up but someone snatched it up before I could get my hands on it lol. The sump isnt 3ft long.....why do u say I shouldnt do a fuge?

 

[fishaholic911]

Thanks Carlos. I wanted to buy your illuminata set up but someone snatched it up before I could get my hands on it lol. The sump isnt 3ft long.....why do u say I shouldnt do a fuge?

I was a day too late on the illuminata as well

 

[aquaph8]

Congrats on the new tank Victor. Where's the pics?

 

[victornator333]

well the tank and stand are at SEA right now. Ill post pics when i get everything.

 

[victornator333]

Does anyone have a large container for me to store my livestock in while i make the move? Tank should be here wednesday......i have 5 gallon buckets but was looking for something with more volume

 

[victornator333]

tank is up and running! however skimmer isnt working quite right......any suggestions?

its the same skimmer i have been using for the last year....is it because the water is too cloudy? the bubbles arent building up and its been on for about 12 hours

 

[richpoolboy]

just give it some time to slime up, it'll kick in.

 

[victornator333]

alright sounds good. Its been dry for about a day when i placed it in the sump for measurements and such. probably the issue?

 

[richpoolboy]

That and it's a new set up so you probably have a lot of small particles in the water, this will act like it does when you feed heavy

 

[victornator333]

ahhh makes sense.

Now i have a question about the ballasts...they are two external ones for the sunpod. Can i put them in the sump stacked on top of each other? i want to eliminate as much noise as possible from the fans

 

[oscarslr]

I moved 3 tanks in the last 4 years, always lost something just the cost of doing business as I see it. As far as storing containers, go to home depot you should be able to find some large containers for 7 to 10 bucks each. Thats the easiest way I found. Make sure you rinse any sand you are using and keep as much of the water you can. My 2 cents