indoor reef lagoon

anyone that would like to help move the 180 contents over to the new lagoon is more than welcome to come help.
I'll have pizza,subs,pop,BEER for all that would like to help out. I'll even send you home with some frags. I will be ready to transfer in about a week.
So next weekend is looking like the move date. :cool:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14616230#post14616230 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SeaWeed89
if i had a better car id help ya this thing is AWESOME!! i cant wait to see it finished. GOODLUCK w/ the move
AAAHHH your only 5 hours away :lol: not that bad of a drive.:lol:
Thanks for the offer tho. ;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14616303#post14616303 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Dancing4raiin
I just subscribed to this thread!
I just checked my paypal and haven't seen your subscription payment yet. :lol: :lol: :lol: Thanks for joining in.:smokin:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14595713#post14595713 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tropills
YEAAAAAA I have the refuge almost full. 50 gallons :lol: still another 450+ to go.:eek2: tossed in a pail and a half of sand I had left from the original 180 build so about 150 pounds. it covers the bottom about a half inch so with the other 350 or so from the 180 I should be in good shape. not to deep and not to shallow.
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That fixture looks tiny when you have a 4' wide tank.
 
Well it's DONE. I started at 4:30am today. and at 6 pm I'm 98% done. I'm in real good shape as far as corals and fish go they are all moved in. I just need to rearrange a little but that will have to wait till tomorrow. I'm BEAT. I was able to take a few pictures and I'll post them up tomorrow also. well time for a beer and some dinner.
 
Ok fine, at least I had a beer. here you all go. I'll post some more when things settle in more. but I'll start off with the old 8 footer getting cleaned out, over 1000 pounds of rock is a lot if you have never moved that much before. 300+ pounds of sand and 120 ish gallons of the old water were moved to the new system. I explaine how it all went later. but for now here "cully" :smokin:
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Very Nice!!!!! I cant wait to see what it looks like once everything starts to grow in. Please keep the pics coming.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14668046#post14668046 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Conesus_Kid
Awesome!!!!!

BTW- 1) What are the width and height on that 8 footer? and 2) Are you selling it?
18w x 24h I'm not real sure, If I get a offer to hard to pass up then yes.
 
Well I added 2 koralia 3's and 1 seio 2600. the seio I have running direct and I'm running the koralias on the seio controller. works pretty nice, I'm surprised. but to recap on the move. I started by removing 140 gallons from the lagoon( saving for water changes)
and started to move rock and corals from the 180. I moved about 1/4 of the tank at a time, so I took a bunch of corals from one section and put them in the upper refuge and then moved rock over and set that all in it's final spots then moved the corals down to the lagoon from the fuge. I did this procedure over and over and over. but it all moved real well and no loses. I even found some things I forgot I had that had gotten covered by other rocks. also while moving livestock over I pumped over 140 gallons of the old water. I believe this will help by having at least some good bacteria in it. I know water does not have much but it's better then none. after all rock and corals and fish were moved I removed all the sand from the 180 5 five gallon pails FULL. and added 4 of them to the new system. I have 1 left over that I may or may not add. but all in all things went with out a hitch, now as I sit here I'm thinking about the next BIG one I'll build but that will be later on. I think I covered it all but if not, I'm sure after you read this you will ask about something I forgot to write. I'll post up some more pictures later. I have a guy coming over tonight to trade a HUGE toadstool for a few rocks. let me just say it WON'T fit in a 90 gallon with out hitting the front and back glass with the cap. and the stem is bigger then a 2 liter pop bottle. :smokin:
 
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