New Tank

[SSalty]

Well, It's going to be a very busy day tommarow. I will be swapping everything out of my regular 55 to my new drilled 55. My LFS friend will be helping me so I don't have to worry about anything, well... atleast I hope not We will also be replacing all my old sand/CC with atleast a 2 inch sand bed. Don't worry every animal will be housed in a 10 gallon tank while everything levels out. I am sure my tank will go through another cycle. I am real excited to get everything up and running. Here are some pics, I actually painted the backround on the new tank, this will be nice, no salt creep or water spots between the tank and backround. Here are some pics.


The temperary home, I picked EVERYTHING up for 50$, Tank, stand, filter, light, heater.

And a before picture.


If anyone has some words of wisdom, please share.

[55king]

look good if you have any ? just ask cuzz i am the 55 king

[JellyMan]

hey salty take the substrate, water and filter media and use it in the 10.

[SSalty]

Originally Posted by JellyMan

hey salty take the substrate, water and filter media and use it in the 10.

Thats exactly what I was going to do.

Thanks for the tip

[yote]

Use as much water from your other tank as you can too.That'll save you from having to mix up another 50 or so gallons,plus it'll help it cycle faster.

[SSalty]

Originally Posted by yote

Use as much water from your other tank as you can too.That'll save you from having to mix up another 50 or so gallons,plus it'll help it cycle faster.

Thanks yote, that is what I was going to do.

I am soooo excited I can't wait. I will keep your guys updated as well with pics tommarow.

[JellyMan]

sounds good! You know were here for ya if you run into trouble

[tizapolgar]

Expect a small cycle, but nothing detrimental so long as you use as much "old" water as you can and seed the new sand with a cup of the old substrate.

When I went from my 10 to 25 I experienced a short cycle, but nothing some attention and a water change couldn't handle.

Good call on painting the background, by the way. I was indecisive and decided to hold off. Now, painting would be a total PITA. Stuck with the black posterboard background...

[SSalty]

Wow, what a day. That was a lot of work. Everything went smoothly besides a few leaks where the return and supply line go through the tank. Nothing a little aquarium silicone couldn't fix. The fish and inverts are happy as clams in the 10 gallon temporary tank. I am sure they wouldn't last long in the main tank with the parameters. We haven't fired up the sump yet, were are making sure the glue and silicone are dry before we do that, so probly tomarow. Right now I have the filter and heater up in the main tank until we get the sump going. Only thing I am concerned about is I think some of the pvc glue leaked into the tank I am hoping in large water change will fix that. Anyone have any insight regarding that? All in all I am very happy with how everything turned out. The next step is to get some metal halides.

Here are some pics of what my apartment looked like this afternoon.





Still a little cloudy, and I need to a little more aquascaping.

[tizapolgar]

Still cleaner than our apartment

As for the PVC, I personally wouldn't worry to much based on my limited experience (and that of my friends), but the smarter people around here may know better. Really, if it's just a bit I'd say not to worry too much...on the other hand, if you squeezed a tube of glue in there, I might be worried. Heheh.