just a FYI thread on my upcoming upgrade/downgrade.

[smokinreefer]

so first off, i am moving this summer.

because i am lazy, and dont like hassles... i try to use a move as the perfect excuse to change a reef tank. it just makes the transfer so much easier to move the reef into a different tank, then to take everything out, move the tank and put everything back into the same tank.

same size~ thinking of buying another 180 and moving the reef into that, then using my current 180 as a FO in the future.

upgrade~ going to a 270 or a 225 6'x3'Wx2' or 6'x30"Wx2'

different size~ standard 120 or a 4'x3' or 30"Wx2'

downgrade~ entertaining sizes as small as a 40breeder.

one major issue is floorspace. i am moving into an old house. and although i will have a spare bedroom, it is kinda small and i would rather not have my tank tucked away in a little room, i want it out in the open for viewing.

problem 2. floor support. its an old house... and i will be on the main floor now. (renting out basement). i really dont know how to tell if the floor can support the weight structurally, hoping that when the guy comes to reno the kitchen that he will be able to tell me. i have no clue about joists, supporting walls etc. i'm fearing that this may force me to downgrade.

anyways, if you guys have any input to this, please feel free.