Hello All - New member

[HarleyC]

Just wanted to say HI.
I am about to get in to the reef hobby again after a 15 year break - Scary!!!
I'm sure I will have a fair few questions along the way and know things have come a long way, since my day.
I have purchased a mature, complete system from one of Canreef members - Burgerchow.
It is a beautiful system and I take delivery in a couple of weeks.
I am trying to do everything right and am employing a professional mover to assist me - Ren from Ren's Aquascapes in Abbotsford B.C
I am located in Maple Ridge B.C
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Cheers

[Aquattro]

Welcome to the board! Take lots of pics of the move and setup, see how close it looks to what it was

[The Grizz]

Welcome and what he said ^^^^ x2

[madchild]

Welcome

[reeferfulton]

welcome back to the hobby

[HarleyC]

Thanks All.
First question re water. Heard it best to take as much of the tank water as possible. Then read this interesting article - http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-maga...-aquarium.aspx

Thoughts?

[kien]

Welcome to the mad house. Check your sanity at the door and enjoy your stay :-)

Oh and don't forget to start a build / tank journal! :-D

[Dearth]

Welcome back

Open your wallet and start crying---anonymous fish hobbyist

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by HarleyC

Thanks All.
First question re water. Heard it best to take as much of the tank water as possible.

No, waste of time. Just premix new. Same goes for substrate.

[albert_dao]

Sorry, I typed that last response with one hand (pizza in the other).

Here's why you don't want to use old water:

1. It is heavy as f***.
2. Salt is pretty good nowadays. As long as you premix it to the proper temp and salinity (use a refractometer), your animals will welcome the change.
3. When you uproot your tank, you will inevitably allow all sorts of nasty wastes and metabolic byproducts into the water column.
4. Bacteria don't just float around in the water column, they are in your rocks.

As far as substrate goes, just get new substrate. Don't use too much. 1-2 cm of a clean coarse gravel will do. I prefer 5-7 mm grain size. It allows you to max out your flow without making sandstorms and is easy to gravel vac.