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Old 02-02-2013, 10:03 PM
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Default Tank Upgrade/Move

So my husband and I are super excited for a new tank that we will be getting on Friday/Saturday next week. We currently have a 300 gallon FOWLR, a 40 gallon reef and 20 gallon Seahorse tank and a 90 gallon reef. We will be selling our 90 gallon and upgrading to a new 190 gallon reef. I've been in this hobby for a really long time but in the past I have always kept things simple and have found it to worked ok for me but when this opportunity came up we just couldn't let it pass us by. I've never seen anything like this tank except maybe in a fish store and even then I don't think I've seen a tank as amazing as this one. This upgrade for us is HUGE!!!

So I thought I would start by listing what we have right now in our 90 gallon:

Fluval Osaka Aquarium and Stand.
T5 Lighting with actinics.
Reef Octopus hang on Protein Skimmer (No Sump)
2 Seio super Flow Aqua Pump 2600-Gallon Per Hour
JALLI JT1000 Titanium Heater with Controller
100 pounds live rock
1 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Bengai Cardinal
1 Pistol Shrimp and Yellow Watchmen Goby paired
1 long Spine Sea Urchin
2 Pink Skunk Clowns
1 Yellow Wrasse
Corals:
Xenia, various Polyps, Green Candy Cane and a few other mushrooms.

Now, I know there is nothing in that list that is too exciting and it's not the type of tank you'd die to see but like I mentioned earlier I always just kept things simple...and for us this tank was perfect....UNTIL NOW!!!

Here is what we will be getting this week:

Custom built 190 Gallon aquarium and stand made with edged starphire glass.
Metal Halide, VHO and LED lighting.
It comes with a sump, stand and canopy.
The protein skimmer is a recirculating MRC.
The main pump is a red dragon pump, also used are Echotech marine vortechs
Heating with Ebo Jager heaterReeftank controller: Reef keeper II
comes with a pH monitor
Kalkwasser reactor
Chiller
Reverse Osmosis system (we just ordered one online)
Automatic top up system

Approx 300 pds of live rock
Corals: LPS, SPS, clams
Fish: Achilles tang, blue tang and 2 breeding pair of semi-snowflake perculas!!!

NOW IS THAT AN UPGRADE OR WHAT???

We are so super pumped and we can't wait to get it. Luckily the couple selling it are local and live only about a 10 minute drive from here. We will start Friday night by going over and getting the livestock which we plan on putting in with our livestock, minus the fish which will go into our quarantine tank. Then on Saturday we will complete the move by bringing over the equipment.

So far I don't have any questions but would love to hear from anyone who has done this type of move before to see if you have any suggestions or tips.

I will post pictures of the old tank/new tank and the whole process of moving it. Also I will post how things are going for future reference in case someone else down the road does this same sort of move.
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140 Gallon Seahorse Setup, 190 Gallon Reef and 300 gallon FOWLR

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Last edited by swill; 02-02-2013 at 10:16 PM.
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