When the replacement parts for the cabinet arrived it meant that I had to pack up the current temporary installation, drain the tank, then reinstall in it's final location. First step was transfering the LR and some of the water into the Rubbermaid tub.
Due to the layout of our house I was limited in the number of placement options. This limitation also help lead me to the decision to go with a smaller tank. The photo below shows the final location with water. The light box has not yet been added so that I could add salt.
Then the substrate was added. 20 lbs of live sand and 10lbs of non live. It only took about 6 hours for the water to totally clarify.
Then the live rock was transferred which stirred up some of the sand. No rock scaping as yet. And the hermits were slowly acclimated to the new water.
