Need your help with upgrading

Sea-nut · 10/15/2007, 06:54 PM

I am about to start upgrading my show tank from 65 to 150, I need your help with three issues.
1 - Since the new tank would be in same spot, what is the best way of doing this, do I need to transfer all corals to a storage tank of some sort and let the new tank cycle for a few days or because I am not adding anything new accept sand, I can go ahead and put everything back in the tank as soon as is set up.
2 - I hate to loose all the nice live sand that I have in the tank for last 3 years,can I rinse it with clean salt water and reuse it?
3 _ I like to see some plans on Closed loop and how to do it.
Thanks

Roy G. Biv · 10/15/2007, 07:16 PM

1- 18 gal rubbermaids are cheap.
2- put 5 lbs asside. put the rest in a rubbermaid, and flush
3- do you have a glass drill bit?

Sea-nut · 10/15/2007, 07:36 PM

No I don,t have glass drill bit, I am going to get the LFS to do the drilling, what do you mean by put 5 ibs asside and the rest in a rubbermaid.

10/15/2007, 06:54 PM	#1
Sea-nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 263	Need your help with upgrading I am about to start upgrading my show tank from 65 to 150, I need your help with three issues. 1 - Since the new tank would be in same spot, what is the best way of doing this, do I need to transfer all corals to a storage tank of some sort and let the new tank cycle for a few days or because I am not adding anything new accept sand, I can go ahead and put everything back in the tank as soon as is set up. 2 - I hate to loose all the nice live sand that I have in the tank for last 3 years,can I rinse it with clean salt water and reuse it? 3 _ I like to see some plans on Closed loop and how to do it. Thanks

10/15/2007, 07:36 PM	#3
Sea-nut Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 263	No I don,t have glass drill bit, I am going to get the LFS to do the drilling, what do you mean by put 5 ibs asside and the rest in a rubbermaid. __________________ . Current Tank Info: 120 gallon Reef , 40 gallon frag tank , 75gallon sump, 36gallon planted, Deltec APF600 skimmer, Nova Extreme T5

10/15/2007, 07:16 PM	#2
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	1- 18 gal rubbermaids are cheap. 2- put 5 lbs asside. put the rest in a rubbermaid, and flush 3- do you have a glass drill bit?