Good news and bad news.
Good news is the fish are all in their new respective homes. The OSFF is in my seagrass tank, the cardinals are in my ADA tank.
Bad news is the potter's angel that was supposed to go in my ADA tank died quickly after I caught him. He freaked out as soon as I caught him with a net, and then he got stuck in the net, and when I put him in the acclimation container he was in shock and soon stopped breathing altogether. Needless to say I didn't use a net to catch any of my other fish.
More good news is the refrigerated doser is working wonderfully. I use a 1000 mL flask filled with cyclopeeze, nutramar ova, FM foods and Spectrum Micro Reef food on a magnetic stirrer that turns on everytime the dosing pump turns on (once every hour). The entire 1000 mL is dosed into the tank over the course of about 12 hours. During this time, there is food in the water column at all times. This is so great not just for corals but for fishes that feed on small plankton. I also have 1 pump that feeds Shellfish Diet every hour, and two more pumps coming in today - 1 for Oyster Feast and 1 for Roti-Feast or whatever other cool products Reef Nutrition comes up with. Since everything is refrigerated I may even try live Phyto Feast for the micro-plankton content, I will just have to add an air pump to keep it stirred.
REALLY bad news is my ADA tank has developed bubbles in the seams. I have had a lengthy discussion with a distributor about this, who has discussed this with one of the bigger heads at ADA in Japan (2nd only to Amano himself). Apparently this is very common with all the German built 120 tanks. ADA has since changed production to a Chinese facility using thicker glass and different silicone. The Chinese tanks are actually a level above the German ones. Ironically the German manufacturer is the one that builds Green Leaf tanks, ADA's main competitor. When I have time I'm going to send an email to ADA in Japan and let them know about my disappointment. I will also let them know that thousands of people see my tank and read through my posts on various forums and it does their company no good to have me say these things about them. Will they do something about it? Who knows. Their response so far is that this is normal for the German tanks and the tank will hold up fine for years (well at least until the warranty expires right?). Lets say its not a structural problem its still an aesthetic problem, something which should be never be associated with the name ADA. At this time I'm considering putting corner bracing on the tank to prevent the problem from getting worse, especially while I am out of town it will be one less thing to worry about. I will definitely deal with this in more depth when I get back.