That's the one I'm hoping to buy haha

Figure if its not scratched ill pick it up, drill it, rebuild the stand to be more accessible build overflow boxes etc

Honestly this is not a difficult problem to fix.
Foz down will reduce your PO4 to zero crazy fast and then its pretty easy to maintain them there.

Seems like its a bit of a shame to shut down for a problem so easy to fix.

Is Foz Down just lanthanum chloride?

I'm not shutting down because of phosphates lol

Shutting down to downsize, ill still be fighting the problems with a new system from reusing the liverock.

Honestly I'm going to a smaller tank because I want to do a higher end reef tank and IMO it will be easier to maintain on a smaller scale. ATM my tank is basically a fish only tank with some cheap corals and a few anemones

I'm wanting to go to a mix reef with mainly sps and zoas and a few pieces of nicer lps

By selling this system ill have enough money to set up a proper reef minus the lights but I can throw my halides over it for now until I get some nice LEDs

Sounds like a pretty decent plan then.

I would "cook" the rock, and no i do not mean put it in the oven at 350 lol
Do a quick google search for the method but it should help you shed algae and reduce the phosphates for when the new tank is set up.
The whole process takes about 6 weeks and if a bit of a PITA but well worth it IMO.

I've got a 55g barrel in my garage full of cooked rock

Tbh I have almost no algae growth in that tank

I clean my glass once a month, I'm hoping to do the tank swap in 2 weeks which gives me time to drill and plumb a new tank but no time for cooking

Unfortunately in order to avoid cycleing ill have to reuse the po4 filled water and the rock if I'm gonna do the swap in a weekend (new tank is going in the same spot as the old one)

Hardest part is gonna be moving the 650lb 8' tank out of the way on my own

Some of the more expensive fish will be moved into my frag tank while the move is going on in order to avoid expensive losses that can happen with any new tank swap

Either that or they'll all live in a 300g stock tank until I know the tank is ready