110g Mixed Reef V2

[gregzz4]

Is cross-talk allowed between spouses ???
I mean, come on, isn't this supposed to be a build thread ???

[gregzz4]

Also sounds to me like someone is lookin' for some fish from their "room mate"



Ya, I'm evil

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Also sounds to me like someone is lookin' for some fish from their "room mate"



Ya, I'm evil

ya she has already said stuff like "ya buy that fish so I can enjoy him in your tank


so, yesterday was D-day for my SPS.....I moved probably 95% of it up to E-town and also took the 25g and stand.....Im happy to report that when Laurie and I went back to Red Coral E-town today everything looked just as it should.....*breeths sigh of relief*.....no RTNs so far.....now for the next phase.....fish, rock and zoos......this worries me even more.....I have two or thee fish that I can not loose .......my leopard wrasse was given to me by a close friend here, my powder blue came from a tank shut down and is the most perfect PBT I have ever seen...some of you my know that "powder" tangs had given me fits in my reef career... I had killed a half a dozen of them over the years and had actually sworn of trying again until this fish came into the store......and "Chevy", my big lumbering dumb arse chevron tang....he was one of the first fish I added after the tank crashed and Ive seen him through his color change and get to almost 6" now....I would be upset if I lost anything but devastated if I lost any of these three.....which brings me to a conundrum.....Steve at RCE has offered to temporarily house all my fish in the QT system until I feel the big tank is ready....now, the problem is this, and I dont want to seem in any unappreciative of Steve's offer but the though of all my fish in smallish tanks that have likely had some sketchy fish(health wise) in them doesnt entirely make me feel comfy........but the big tank isnt ready yet and Im worried about dumping 150lbs of LR that has just been moved three hours into a tank that has 100lbs of rock in it that isnt fully cycled yet along with my fish......I have a whole 30 vial set of "prodibio start" that I had intended for this very purpose but I am skeptical of using it.....what whould you do?

[blacknife]

Is the 110 coming up with them?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by blacknife

Is the 110 coming up with them?

I kinda hope not.....Im gonna try and get rid of it here.....mainly so I dont have to move it

[christyf5]

I won't give you any advice but I'm glad to hear that your move went well which is a relief (to all of us I think ). I'd be a bit worried about the "fish storage" issue as well but it seems like you're sort of caught between a rock and a a hard place (no pun intended). The 100lbs of uncycled is really sketchy? Thats a lot of rock to be mixing in with your 150lbs, if it was only 40 or 50 I'd say go for it but....

[lastlight]

It's too late for this now but it's too bad you hadn't found a friend to setup a fish storage tank to keep them a month or two that was cycled and of a suitable size. Sounds a bit scary putting them in the large tank and less scary to keep them at RCE. Glad the sps are doing good so far!

[reefwars]

I could babysit as many as you needed buddy I have no fish in my tank that would bother them

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by christyf5

I won't give you any advice but I'm glad to hear that your move went well which is a relief (to all of us I think ). I'd be a bit worried about the "fish storage" issue as well but it seems like you're sort of caught between a rock and a a hard place (no pun intended). The 100lbs of uncycled is really sketchy? Thats a lot of rock to be mixing in with your 150lbs, if it was only 40 or 50 I'd say go for it but....

Actually the 100 pounds in the tank came from Red coral and has been kept in a rubbermaid with SW heater and powerhead for the past 6 months. I've had that 100 pounds in the display for a week now and tested everything and got 0 readings. Seems like the rock is cycled but even I was shocked that ammonia nitrite and nitrate was all at 0. However I'm sure when he moves his rock up it will cause a spike or mini cycle of some sort. Then we still have to scape it and add sand

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Actually the 100 pounds in the tank came from Red coral and has been kept in a rubbermaid with SW heater and powerhead for the past 6 months. I've had that 100 pounds in the display for a week now and tested everything and got 0 readings. Seems like the rock is cycled but even I was shocked that ammonia nitrite and nitrate was all at 0. However I'm sure when he moves his rock up it will cause a spike or mini cycle of some sort. Then we still have to scape it and add sand

get yourself a power inverter to keep the rock warm and power head running while transporting or find someone who has one and borrow it. it may help keep it stable.