Taking over established tank questions

MizellB · 12/26/2017, 05:54 AM

Hello All, about 7 years ago I had a 75 gal FOWLR done on such a budget I had bare minimal equipment, and I worked my TAIL off to maintain it. I eventually got rid of it for that reason...I told myself that if I ever were to get back into the hobby I would do it the right way... well the time has come that my budget now allows for it (for the most part, as I’m still a tightwad).. I have a friend of a friend selling his 180 after being in the hobby for 25 years. The equipment he has is too long to list, but the big items include: 180gallon tank 72x24x24 (euro braced, stand/canopy, cooling fans in canopy, 75gallon sump (drain, refugium, and return areas) 3 Apollo led lights with 2 spares, apex controller with 3 eb8’s, vdm and lsm modules, 2 dosing pumps, 36watt uv sterilizer, Two tunze 6105 with 7095 controller, Mag 9.5 return pump and a spare, ASM g3 skimmerTwo 500 watt heaters, about 150 lbs of LR, half that amount in DR, 3 inches of black sand in the tank, 3 inches of white sand in buckets that once was used in tank, 3 fish, auto topoff, and a ton of extras.

The tank Is running and has been slightly neglected due to him having a new son that isn’t really into it and he is doing other hobbys. I plan on using the white sand after a GOOOOD rinsing. Should I try to save the LR or should I kill it off, clean it, and use it to help cycle the tank?

MizellB · 12/26/2017, 05:57 AM

Backwards... I meant kill it off and clean it or keep it alive to help cycle the tank... I will be doing some changes to the tank so it’ll be a few weeks before it’s ready to run again once I move it

Fredfish · 12/26/2017, 11:48 AM

Unless there is some pest on the rock you need to get rid of like aptasia, keep it live. It will establish the tank much more quickly after the move.

WLachnit · 12/26/2017, 12:45 PM

I would also agree to keeping the LR alive. Otherwise it takes months to get the rock back to established LR

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12/26/2017, 05:54 AM	#1
MizellB Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 9	Taking over established tank questions Hello All, about 7 years ago I had a 75 gal FOWLR done on such a budget I had bare minimal equipment, and I worked my TAIL off to maintain it. I eventually got rid of it for that reason...I told myself that if I ever were to get back into the hobby I would do it the right way... well the time has come that my budget now allows for it (for the most part, as I’m still a tightwad).. I have a friend of a friend selling his 180 after being in the hobby for 25 years. The equipment he has is too long to list, but the big items include: 180gallon tank 72x24x24 (euro braced, stand/canopy, cooling fans in canopy, 75gallon sump (drain, refugium, and return areas) 3 Apollo led lights with 2 spares, apex controller with 3 eb8’s, vdm and lsm modules, 2 dosing pumps, 36watt uv sterilizer, Two tunze 6105 with 7095 controller, Mag 9.5 return pump and a spare, ASM g3 skimmerTwo 500 watt heaters, about 150 lbs of LR, half that amount in DR, 3 inches of black sand in the tank, 3 inches of white sand in buckets that once was used in tank, 3 fish, auto topoff, and a ton of extras. The tank Is running and has been slightly neglected due to him having a new son that isn’t really into it and he is doing other hobbys. I plan on using the white sand after a GOOOOD rinsing. Should I try to save the LR or should I kill it off, clean it, and use it to help cycle the tank?

12/26/2017, 11:48 AM	#3
Fredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 2,661	Unless there is some pest on the rock you need to get rid of like aptasia, keep it live. It will establish the tank much more quickly after the move. __________________ Advice is like a firehose. Be careful how you drink.

12/26/2017, 12:45 PM	#4
WLachnit Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,722	I would also agree to keeping the LR alive. Otherwise it takes months to get the rock back to established LR Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ (1) 300g mixed reef (Starfire DT) + 100g Sump (2) 100g Softie tank (Starfire DT) My Build Thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263472

12/26/2017, 05:57 AM	#2
MizellB Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 9	Backwards... I meant kill it off and clean it or keep it alive to help cycle the tank... I will be doing some changes to the tank so it’ll be a few weeks before it’s ready to run again once I move it