I am wondering whether my expansion/migration to a larger system will cause a spike detrimental to the EXISTING livestock â€"œ I am not sure it will but I admit there is a possibility of some New Tank syndrome symptoms
Here are some facts before I briefly describe what I am trying to do
1) To simplify this I currently have a 60gal FOWLR with no sand and 92 gal softie tank with its own sump The target is to have a 120 gal SPS tank (new), a 92 gal softie LPS tank, a 100 gal sump which both displays will use (key point), a 35 gal remote DSB, a 60 gal chaeto refugium, a 13 gal POD refugium and 20 g frag tank approx 440 gallons
2) The FOWLER has fish and inverts â€"œ in the target system the FOWLR tank will become a chaeto refugium and all contents will be moved to the “new†SPS tank which will have a 2 inch sand bed.
3) No NEW corals and fish will be added until a couple of months down the road.
4) The only Live Rock in the target system will be what is in the existing system i.e. What is currently in the FOWLR and in the Softie/LPS tank
5) The softie tank will not be touched â€"œ however as mentioned above it will share a sump with the LPS tank
6) Both tanks will have individual closed loops
7) The only addition is sugar fine sand to the remote DSB and the display
My current migration plan with adequate testing for Nitrates, ammonia etc is the following
1) Week 1 -Place the sand bed and some rock from the FOWLR in the SPS tank and fill with fresh saltwater and some old tank water from the softie tank and the FOWLER. The sand bed will be seeded with sand from the softie tank. After the sand settles allow only the SPS Closed loop to circulate the water in the tank. The softie tank will operate as normally with no changes.
2) Week 2 bring the Remote DSB, empty Frag tank and POD refugium online but only circulating to the sump not the display tanks.
3) Week 3 The FOWLR will also be connected to the new sump until it becomes the new chaeto refugium.
4) Week 4 Add the remaining rock in the FOWLER to the LPS tank and connect both display tanks to the consolidated sump which will have dual skimmers. I would also add all the Fish and Inverts in the FOWLR to the LPS tank and bring the Chaeto refugium online ie converting the FOWLR into a Chaeto refugium
5) Any new additions of coral/fish will be added in week 8-12
Please let me know if I am missing something. Any advise is welcome.
Thanks in advance
Here are some facts before I briefly describe what I am trying to do
1) To simplify this I currently have a 60gal FOWLR with no sand and 92 gal softie tank with its own sump The target is to have a 120 gal SPS tank (new), a 92 gal softie LPS tank, a 100 gal sump which both displays will use (key point), a 35 gal remote DSB, a 60 gal chaeto refugium, a 13 gal POD refugium and 20 g frag tank approx 440 gallons
2) The FOWLER has fish and inverts â€"œ in the target system the FOWLR tank will become a chaeto refugium and all contents will be moved to the “new†SPS tank which will have a 2 inch sand bed.
3) No NEW corals and fish will be added until a couple of months down the road.
4) The only Live Rock in the target system will be what is in the existing system i.e. What is currently in the FOWLR and in the Softie/LPS tank
5) The softie tank will not be touched â€"œ however as mentioned above it will share a sump with the LPS tank
6) Both tanks will have individual closed loops
7) The only addition is sugar fine sand to the remote DSB and the display
My current migration plan with adequate testing for Nitrates, ammonia etc is the following
1) Week 1 -Place the sand bed and some rock from the FOWLR in the SPS tank and fill with fresh saltwater and some old tank water from the softie tank and the FOWLER. The sand bed will be seeded with sand from the softie tank. After the sand settles allow only the SPS Closed loop to circulate the water in the tank. The softie tank will operate as normally with no changes.
2) Week 2 bring the Remote DSB, empty Frag tank and POD refugium online but only circulating to the sump not the display tanks.
3) Week 3 The FOWLR will also be connected to the new sump until it becomes the new chaeto refugium.
4) Week 4 Add the remaining rock in the FOWLER to the LPS tank and connect both display tanks to the consolidated sump which will have dual skimmers. I would also add all the Fish and Inverts in the FOWLR to the LPS tank and bring the Chaeto refugium online ie converting the FOWLR into a Chaeto refugium
5) Any new additions of coral/fish will be added in week 8-12
Please let me know if I am missing something. Any advise is welcome.
Thanks in advance
