Picking up the new tank today :)

dmbnpj · 12/16/2006, 08:09 AM

280 Gallon

Very, very beginning stage....it will sit until I found a house to buy (lease up at the end of January 2007). Hopefully have a house by then!

I found the tank used locally and can't pass up on the price I got it for.

Meanwhile I have time to plan and research....

Let me start by asking, can I use my current 75 gallon tank as the sump/refugium? Is it possible/easy to add baffles to my 75 gallon? Any recommendations on set up?

Thanks,
Jeff

woodwrangler · 12/16/2006, 09:28 AM

You should easily be able to add the baffles to the 75, just make sure you allow the silicone to dry long enough. I siliconed in some baffles to a 55, let it dry 24 hours, set it all up, turned on the pumps for flow, and one by one, they broke loose. 24 hours obviously wasn't long enough. I was able to find a trick for removable baffles, which are ok, surely not the best, but they do the trick for now. Here's a link; http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume...es/baffles.htm
75 to 280 is a big jump, have you started accumulating other equipment yet?

zaireguy · 12/16/2006, 09:47 AM

good luck on the new project

dmbnpj · 12/16/2006, 09:50 AM

Great link...thanks!

Nope...in the process now of acquiring equipment

Next question...I bought my 75 used which already had sand in it. I added a bag of aragonite but didnt know how much sand was originally in it. I used the calculator on the home page of RC which told me I need about 450 lbs. of sand to fill this new 280 gallon with a 4"dsb? I used the default 90lb/cubic ft? Is that approx. how much I will need?

dmbnpj · 12/16/2006, 11:01 AM

Will it be possible to transfer everything from my old 75 gallon tank into the new 280 gallon? I'm wondering if I can use the existing sand which is in my 75 and transfer it into the new 280 therefore transferring everything right away to the new tank. I will have to get more sand to acquire a 4" dsb in the 280, so will I go through a cycle process again?
Is it possible to do this (using my old sand)?

12/16/2006, 08:09 AM	#1
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Picking up the new tank today :) 280 Gallon Very, very beginning stage....it will sit until I found a house to buy (lease up at the end of January 2007). Hopefully have a house by then! I found the tank used locally and can't pass up on the price I got it for. Meanwhile I have time to plan and research.... Let me start by asking, can I use my current 75 gallon tank as the sump/refugium? Is it possible/easy to add baffles to my 75 gallon? Any recommendations on set up? Thanks, Jeff

12/16/2006, 09:28 AM	#2
woodwrangler Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 804	You should easily be able to add the baffles to the 75, just make sure you allow the silicone to dry long enough. I siliconed in some baffles to a 55, let it dry 24 hours, set it all up, turned on the pumps for flow, and one by one, they broke loose. 24 hours obviously wasn't long enough. I was able to find a trick for removable baffles, which are ok, surely not the best, but they do the trick for now. Here's a link; http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ca/volume...es/baffles.htm 75 to 280 is a big jump, have you started accumulating other equipment yet? __________________ "Dream * Design * Build" Current Tank Info: 125 Rimless LeeMar - 48"x30"x20"

12/16/2006, 09:47 AM	#3
zaireguy Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bucyrus,Ohio Posts: 2,311	good luck on the new project __________________ have you been touched by a angel? My life was for ever changed when my daughter was born my wife and I have come to a new understanding! I don`t ask and she doesn`t have to say no anymore Current Tank Info: 300 gallon main tank,70 Gallon sump,70 gallon remote sump, reef octopus 300- 12 inch skimmer, skimz Biopellet reactor

12/16/2006, 09:50 AM	#4
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Great link...thanks! Nope...in the process now of acquiring equipment Next question...I bought my 75 used which already had sand in it. I added a bag of aragonite but didnt know how much sand was originally in it. I used the calculator on the home page of RC which told me I need about 450 lbs. of sand to fill this new 280 gallon with a 4"dsb? I used the default 90lb/cubic ft? Is that approx. how much I will need?

12/16/2006, 11:01 AM	#5
dmbnpj Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,914	Will it be possible to transfer everything from my old 75 gallon tank into the new 280 gallon? I'm wondering if I can use the existing sand which is in my 75 and transfer it into the new 280 therefore transferring everything right away to the new tank. I will have to get more sand to acquire a 4" dsb in the 280, so will I go through a cycle process again? Is it possible to do this (using my old sand)?