As some know from some earlier posts of mine, I am upgrading tanks from a 90 gallon to a 150 gallon. Since the build threads seem to be popular around here I thought I would start one on this new build... hopefully it will also allow others to throw in comments if I start to make a really boneheaded move during the build.
So to begin: I took down my 90 gallon last night. Two clownfish and two cleaner shrimp are currently living in about 20 gallons of water in a brute container. They are sharing the new space with all of the CuC I could find, which seems to be most of the crew that was in the tank. I am sure a few snails are still hanging out on the rock that is in storage with good water flow, so if there are no crush incidents they should find their way into the final tank as well.
Chris from Aquatic Art will be delivering the new 150 on either Wednesday or Thursday night depending on his manpower schedule. I will take some pictures of things when I get home this evening in their current state, and try to remember to document with pictures as things move along.
Since everyone seems to be doing fine in the Brute, I am going to use the time to fix up some mistakes I made while setting up the 90. My aquascaping was not great, I used clear tubing in the under-cabinet area, and my DIY refugium was not as easy to get in-and-out of as I would like.
Equipment currently on-hand for this build:
150 Gallon Saffire fronted glass tank with beautiful stand and hood. This is a major upgrade in size and appearance from the simple black stand on the 90, and the main reason the wife got excited enough to buy a new tank after having the 90 for only 1.5 months.
Reeflo Dart external return pump, 40 gallon three-section sump, ASM-G3 skimmer, Apex controller, Vortech MP40, 2 Tunze 6105 powerheads, light fixture with 4 T5 bulbs and 2 MH, and 130 gallons of freshly made RODI-salt water spread around the house in every available container. Then there are all the pieces and parts of associated hardware for the plumbing and wiring job.
Pics to follow over the next few days.
So to begin: I took down my 90 gallon last night. Two clownfish and two cleaner shrimp are currently living in about 20 gallons of water in a brute container. They are sharing the new space with all of the CuC I could find, which seems to be most of the crew that was in the tank. I am sure a few snails are still hanging out on the rock that is in storage with good water flow, so if there are no crush incidents they should find their way into the final tank as well.
Chris from Aquatic Art will be delivering the new 150 on either Wednesday or Thursday night depending on his manpower schedule. I will take some pictures of things when I get home this evening in their current state, and try to remember to document with pictures as things move along.
Since everyone seems to be doing fine in the Brute, I am going to use the time to fix up some mistakes I made while setting up the 90. My aquascaping was not great, I used clear tubing in the under-cabinet area, and my DIY refugium was not as easy to get in-and-out of as I would like.
Equipment currently on-hand for this build:
150 Gallon Saffire fronted glass tank with beautiful stand and hood. This is a major upgrade in size and appearance from the simple black stand on the 90, and the main reason the wife got excited enough to buy a new tank after having the 90 for only 1.5 months.
Reeflo Dart external return pump, 40 gallon three-section sump, ASM-G3 skimmer, Apex controller, Vortech MP40, 2 Tunze 6105 powerheads, light fixture with 4 T5 bulbs and 2 MH, and 130 gallons of freshly made RODI-salt water spread around the house in every available container. Then there are all the pieces and parts of associated hardware for the plumbing and wiring job.
Pics to follow over the next few days.
Setting up tank and watching finding nemo. If you had a beer in your hand it was a complete fish night 
