New deep 215

[Sisterlimonpot]

I got that from your posts, I'm with you, that event would've taken the wind out of my sails. However, I always try to see the silver lining, it's quite possible that those series of events are going to make your new tank even more fruitful.


Giving the shell to your daughter for a teaching moment or a conversational piece is a great way to honor its legacy.

 

[McPuff]

Very nice new tank. I really like the rock scape. Definitely a smart move with the screen tops too.

 

[Dean Ladd]

Very nice new tank. I really like the rock scape. Definitely a smart move with the screen tops too.

Thanks, would like to keep a couple wrasse. Already lost my Peppermint Hogfish due to jumping out of my temp holding tank. Not risking another at a $100 a jump.

 

[saf1]

On a lighter note, I love the ingenuity of getting the tank down the stairs, very clever!

Interesting - I actually said the same thing to myself.

Nice tank and setup. Sorry to hear about that clam. I've always wanted to try one. Too scared which is strange since I have a lot of biovalves in my tank that came in on some of my older rock. Never expected them to live but they are doing very well and always interesting to see how they move over time.

 

[Dean Ladd]

Interesting - I actually said the same thing to myself.

Nice tank and setup. Sorry to hear about that clam. I've always wanted to try one. Too scared which is strange since I have a lot of biovalves in my tank that came in on some of my older rock. Never expected them to live but they are doing very well and always interesting to see how they move over time.

Thanks, clams are cool. I hope the new one does as good as my old one.

 

[Dean Ladd]

Current video of the new 215. Select HD for best video!


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[Dean Ladd]

Go figure, never happy! I had 18 years to decide on the configuration of this new tank and now that it is in place and running I wish I had placed the overflow box on the left side of the tank, not that having it in the center back is a problem. The thing is the tank is built into the wall and I like not having the back of the tank painted, basically two sided. If I had placed the overflow on the end the back and front would have had unrestricted viewing.

 

[Dean Ladd]

Thank you!

Looks Awesome!

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[Dean Ladd]

I was using two Hydor Koralia 3G 2450 gph Circulation Pumps with the SmartWave Pump Controller. They did fine circulating the water but they were big and ugly. Wasn't interested in spending $600 for circulation pumps so I after researching the Jebao Crossflow CP-150 I purchased one. $115 was a acceptable price to pay to give it a try. I must say I am impressed with this pump. It has plenty of flow for a 72" long tank. In fact to much for a Softy and LPS tank. The pump is dead silent and has worked flawless for the last two days. Time will tell! So far the Jebao Crossflow CP-150 is a keeper for me.

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Select HD for best video.

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[fishguy597]

Can you go into some detail of the transfer from old tank, to holding tanks, and new tank. How long did you cycle each And so on. In the next few weeks I'm breaking down my 200 and I'll be moving everything into holding tanks for a few months.

 

[Dean Ladd]

I never took my original/old tank sump offline. I already had a 55 gallon tank plumbed into the system. I then purchased a 50 gal stock tank that I plumbed to my already running sump. When I was ready to take down my old tank I simply moved everything into the two tanks. There was no cycle to worry about since the sump was already online along with the 55 gallon tank. This means there wasn't any interruption in the established system beneficial bacteria.

Thank of it this way, moving from one room in your home to another will not harm you since everything you need to survive is already in that other room. Now if you had a room in your home that was completely sealed off with no oxygen or atmosphere, before entering that room you would need to open the door and wait for the oxygen/atmosphere to fill that room before entering. All I did was move my live stock from one established room to another with everything needed to survive already online and established.

My recommendation would be to setup your temporary systems, if possible connect them to your current system. This will help to quickly establish the needed bacteria and assure that the water parameters are already the same between the current system and your temporary system. Greatly reducing stress on your live stock and beneficial bacteria. If you have live rock and an established sand bed in your current tank moving those into your temporary system will provide all the needed bacteria to keep everything online since teach hold a large part of your systems beneficial bacteria. Keep in mind if your temporary systems water volume is smaller than the current system you will not want to over feed your live stock this could cause stress on your beneficial bacteria and a spike in ammonia.

Hope this helps!

Can you go into some detail of the transfer from old tank, to holding tanks, and new tank. How long did you cycle each And so on. In the next few weeks I'm breaking down my 200 and I'll be moving everything into holding tanks for a few months.