Trautman Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Here is a picture of the tank a while ago The day of the transfer 1:30 pm 1:45 2:00-5:00 then I took it all down... did anyone ever mention how much detritus a DSB holds? well i am now convinced Rock went here: Fish went here: Inverts went here: I picked up the tank at 6:00 pm (Yeeeehaaaa!!!!!(naughty)) Ed was nice enough to meet me at the shop and help load it up, then the old tank and the new tank got swapped: Then I filled the tank with some new water: Now here is where it started to hit the fan... The temperature was great outside before 74 degrees... but now it cooled down to 65... so my tank outside was liable to crash... I had to tactfully switch the one available heater between the two temporary tanks, while hoping the new water would get to the favorable ranges. fast foreword to 1am: Now the tank water is alright, so I started some aquascaping...and the parameters were correct: temp: 76, salinity: 1.026, Ph: 8.3. So I started to move some fish after moving some water back and forth between the two holding containers for acclimation... However, when I put the first fish in the tank ( a yellow tang), it FREAKS! Now I get scared... I ask myself all of the questions: any toxins? Not that i can think of... any ammonia? Not with brand new water... Salinity? Nope, perfect... Ph? perfect in the tank... Then I remembered that the ph in the holding tank probably dropped... Why? because there is an inverse relation between ammonia ion concentration and the Ph, meaning the ph in the tank was fine, but the ph in the holding tank was lower... That, added with groggy fish(keep in mind it was the middle of the night here) made them looking like they were being boiled alive... So I whipped out my Seachem marine buffer 8.3, and slowly added a bit by bit... 2:45 am I get all the fish in, and they are looking okay, the coral that is outside I decided to leave for the night with a top and a heater/powerhead... then I got some zzz's 7:45 am I check the tank, it looks good, the fishies are nice and happy. Meanwhile, I acclimate the rest of the critters, and now the tank is "stocked" the only fish I am worrying about currently is my chistmas wrasse, but he might pull through (it looks to be about a 50/50 chance by my guesses)... Now I get to clean up! Living room: Deck: Stay tuned for updates!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Nice start Marshall and I can attest that he is cheap. Don't take it personally if he lowballs you. He can't help himself. (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRENT Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Looks like fun. Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 UPDATE: 8/10 So It turned out that the wrasse made it, and the fish are super happy! Here are some photos: So I lined the hood with mylar bubble wrap, and put 1" stand off's to prevent them from melting. I attempted to tilt the reflectors so the dead zone in between them would be minimized. I love the mylar, it was only 10 bucks for a roll at home depot Next I cleaned, and cleaned, and then cleaned some more! here is the tank as of now (some of the pics have the metal halides off or warming up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nice start Marshall and I can attest that he is cheap. Don't take it personally if he lowballs you. He can't help himself. (laugh) What dose that mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 What dose that mean ? I think Kim was talking about myself, not you! I tend to be a die hard wheeler dealer... and by the way Ed, Tank You!!! Oops! I mean Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I think Kim was talking about myself, not you! I tend to be a die hard wheeler dealer... and by the way Ed, Tank You!!! Oops! I mean Thank you! Yeah Eddie I was talking about Marshall not you. He knows what I mean! Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefsickness Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Tank looks great,keep us updated on the reef keeper on how it works for you. Reefsickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Tank looks great,keep us updated on the reef keeper on how it works for you. Reefsickness So the reefkeeper is still confusing, the inly time i got to play with it, i tried to sync it with the computer, and failed... anyone have suggestions? Here are some more pics I took recently, the tank is going full steam ahead Christmas wrasse LTA, do these guys split? because this one is huge! My rbta, and yes he already split a couple shots of my huge red chalice (thanks roy!!!) more photos: Vlamingi tang Blue hippo Yellow tang A nice monti that I recently got a devils hand? Or a toadstool? The "frag rack" tank left tank middle tank right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 That looks great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 That looks great!!! Thanks ed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefStar Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Looking good Marshall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bswe22 Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Nice looking tank!!! I am about to start on the same kinda journey. I am going to combine two tanks into one. (scary) I am a bit nervous!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Nice looking tank!!! I am about to start on the same kinda journey. I am going to combine two tanks into one. (scary) I am a bit nervous!! It was really stressful to switch tanks I must say. Then you have a timeline, and it gets pretty crazy. The only thing that I kinda regret is not asking for someone to help me out, I would certainly get some friends on board of I were to do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Updated pics please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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