We inherited a 150 gallon tank that was fully functional and full of corals, hard and soft. We relocated the tank, water, fish and corals and had just finished refilling the tanks when the back of the tank broke out. Bummer! :headwallblue: We picked up the fish and threw them in the last 6 inches of water we had along with all the coral in dry buckets and took them to a LFS. We then put all the remaining rock and sand in tubs, but salt water in and have had pumps circulating the water for the last week. We replaced the 150 with a new Aqueon 210 gallon (dual overflow) and stand and are trying to get the system back up and running as soon as practical.
The new system will have a new 40 g breeder sump with existing filter sock, protein skimmer and phosphor reactor. I am replacing the sand in the tank with aragonite (not super fine), and keeping the base rocks we tried to save. Lighting will be new Radion LED's. Any idea how long we will have to wait before we can start putting things back in the tank? I feel bad for taking up the LFS space and want to get our stuff out ASAP.
I haven't had a tank up and running for a couple of years, and never one of this size. I know slow is good in the reef process, but feel compelled to rush things given the circumstances. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!
The new system will have a new 40 g breeder sump with existing filter sock, protein skimmer and phosphor reactor. I am replacing the sand in the tank with aragonite (not super fine), and keeping the base rocks we tried to save. Lighting will be new Radion LED's. Any idea how long we will have to wait before we can start putting things back in the tank? I feel bad for taking up the LFS space and want to get our stuff out ASAP.
I haven't had a tank up and running for a couple of years, and never one of this size. I know slow is good in the reef process, but feel compelled to rush things given the circumstances. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!