andysgirl8800
Blenny Badlands
So, hubby says he wants to redo the floors. :yikesu:Which means we need to move our tank. I was thinking the best way to do this was to move all the coral-encrusted rocks, livestock and inverts into another tank......which other tank, I'm still working on that.....non coral encrusted rock I can put into a large rubbermaid bin with a heater and PH. Then I need to completely breakdown my entire system.
SOOOOO, here goes:
1) Any tips or advice on moving a large system would be GREATLY appreciated!!
:bowdown:
2) When I take down my current tank, I am thinking of re-plumbing my durso drains. The way my tank is drilled, the pipes come up in the middle of the tank. I was thinking of plumbing them over to either corner. Will this cause any significan drain flow problems, reduction in flow?
3) I have a VERY slow leak.....somewhere. Not sure of the best way to locate it, but I could cut out all the old silicone and re-silicone the whole thing, or I could put a new layer of silicone over the older. Thoughts?
4) In searching for a temporary home for the livestock during the remodel, I could buy a NEWER 125, properly drilled tank, and ditch the old one altogether. :bounce:
5) Since things have not been moved around in a while, should I worry about causing a cycle by stirring things up? :death:
6) When I put the tank back AFTER the remodel, I was thinking of putting in a black sand bed. However, I am reading some reviews that the black sand contains a lot of iron particles that can mangnetically attach to my glass cleaner or PH magnets. Does anyone here use black sand? I would use dry sand, to avoid a new cycle.
SOOOOO, here goes:
1) Any tips or advice on moving a large system would be GREATLY appreciated!!
:bowdown:
2) When I take down my current tank, I am thinking of re-plumbing my durso drains. The way my tank is drilled, the pipes come up in the middle of the tank. I was thinking of plumbing them over to either corner. Will this cause any significan drain flow problems, reduction in flow?
3) I have a VERY slow leak.....somewhere. Not sure of the best way to locate it, but I could cut out all the old silicone and re-silicone the whole thing, or I could put a new layer of silicone over the older. Thoughts?
4) In searching for a temporary home for the livestock during the remodel, I could buy a NEWER 125, properly drilled tank, and ditch the old one altogether. :bounce:
5) Since things have not been moved around in a while, should I worry about causing a cycle by stirring things up? :death:
6) When I put the tank back AFTER the remodel, I was thinking of putting in a black sand bed. However, I am reading some reviews that the black sand contains a lot of iron particles that can mangnetically attach to my glass cleaner or PH magnets. Does anyone here use black sand? I would use dry sand, to avoid a new cycle.
