Finaly I get my big tank!!

I have been excited since I placed the order on 01/09/06. Its going to be like christmas all over again. Best of all is that I am getting my dream tank and it is not costing me a thing. It was one of my christmas presents this year.
 
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Saltywater-

Theres nothing better than getting something you want----without spending a penny! :D

Hope you enjoy your present!

:D

-alien
 
Well another delay on the shipping of the tank. Now it is scheduled to ship on 03/22/06. I hope this is the last ship date and it does ship. But I am not holding my breath on this.
 
Just touching base on the TAP water subject. IMO I would not under any circumstances fill a tank with TAP water as it is not pure, metals, phosphates, etc... Find a way to get the water shipped to you, What I did on my 150 was buy three trash cans from home depot and with my truck I went to the LFS and they sold me the water, for you it would probably be more trips but well worth it in the end.
 
convinced yet on the tapwater thing?


:)

I know about delays, my big one should have been in about 6 months ago, now I'm down to 4 weeks...........

Of course I've been saying that now for about 3 months...........
 
I talked to the person that is now doing the install and he is going to provide enough RO/DI water to fill the tank. The plan now is to use the water from the old tank and the additional RO/DI water needed.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6903985#post6903985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltywater
Well after many delays my tank is finally shipping on 03/15/06. I can't wait till they have it installed and everything transferred into it.

One of the guys that are going to install the tank was over last night to see what was going to be needed to do the install. He said that they are going to fill the new tank with tap water and not RO/DI water. I have a very big concern about this because everything in the old tank will be transferred to the new tank the sameday it is setup. Also our tap water is very high in phosphates. To prevent the tank from cycling the new tank will have over 500lbs of cured LR and about 120lbs of LS.

There are several issues why everything needs to be completed the sameday.

1.) 90% of the equipment from the old tank is being used on the new tank.
2.) The old tank is sold and is to be removed by the same people setting up the new tank.

Is there any draw backs to them using plain tap water? I would prefer to use RO/DI water if I had the space to store that much water.
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I filled my 240 with conditioned tap water...but when I do water changes on my 125, I put that water in the 240.[ its RO/DI water] I also have been doing top offs with r/o. My tank has been cycling for nearly 2 months, I plan to let it sit for another 2 months while continuing to change out the water. When I move the fish, I will be moving their water with them. It was so much easier to fill the tank with the water from the faucet with my long hose, mix in the salt, then add rock and sand after...by the time I move my fish, hopefully the tap water will be gone;) Do you have to transfer tanks so soon?

Another thought..if you go to Lowes, Menards, you can purchase an undersink filter. It is hooked into your cold water line. This would at least help to remove the Chlorimines in the water. I have one under my sink so the water runs through this before going to my r/o unit. And for my quarantine tanks for which I do daily water changes, I unhook my r/o and simply use the filtered water [ I can fill 30 gallons in 10 minutes as opposed to 24 hours with my r/o] I do still use tap water conditioner
 
I'm curious about your light selection. I have 3 250w lights over my 125, and that's not enough in my opinion.
Are you planning on an SPS tank?
My new tank I'm working on will be 30" deep, and I'm planning on 3 400w lights.
Do you think you'll have enough coverage?

Can't wait to see your tank whenever the dang thing arrives!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6977434#post6977434 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Saltywater
I talked to the person that is now doing the install and he is going to provide enough RO/DI water to fill the tank. The plan now is to use the water from the old tank and the additional RO/DI water needed.
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ooopps! missed this post:)
 
Vair,

I could not tell you what my tap water TDS is. I have never tested it.

TJcop,

MY current tank is a 180 gal with 3 250watt lights over it. I think it provides to much light for that size of a tank.

The new tank is going to be a mixed reef tank just like I have now. I think the 3 250 watt lights will give plenty of light for the new tank. At the bottom of the new tank I will be keeping very low light Corals. Like Rhyzophilia, Dendronephthya spp., Studeriotes sp., Tubastraea faulkneri.
 
Just talked to the manufacture of the tank and stand. Everything finally shipped on 03/27/06. It is scheduled to be delivered on 03/31/06. Now I just have to see if the lfs will install it on Saturday 04/01/06. If not then it can not be installed until the week of 04/10/06. I have been waiting on this tank and stand now for 3 months. I never though it would take this long just to upgrade my tank.
 
Yeah! Are you able to get any sleep or are you troubled by recurring dreams of setting up your new tank? (I know I didn't sleep well for a week when I got mine :) .)
 
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