Tank Journal Archive

[slin1977]

He transferred the live rock from his old tank.

 

[aussieant32]

and it all went pretty smooth, no ammonia spikes etc?

 

[slin1977]

and it all went pretty smooth, no ammonia spikes etc?

I think he has done a fine job, the aragalive substrate would go a long way to help get the best out of the tank.

 

[aussieant32]

not doubting the job he has done, was just asking how the process went and if he came across any issues..

 

[Fishy]

Nice DIY work mate, your tank will be a slick rig.
Only observation is to halt your fish stocking for a month or two to let your bio load catchup and to prevent any new tank syndrome outbreak of disease. Maybe even halt stocking coral until you have finished stocking with fish.
But all in all, really jealous of the space you have to play with- good luck

Already in hold mode mode till after xmas at the moment. LFS upgrading his tanks so grabbed a few whilst the opp was there, but yes aware of the crash probability.

 

[slin1977]

Already in hold mode mode till after xmas at the moment. LFS upgrading his tanks so grabbed a few whilst the opp was there, but yes aware of the crash probability.

Personally don't think you'll have any problems regarding fish health.

 

[slin1977]

not doubting the job he has done, was just asking how the process went and if he came across any issues..

Well basically he did his own modified hybrid Zeovit 14 day cycle, ( for lack of better description) pretty sure you can add fish and coral soon after having placed aragalive in your tank as this speeds up the maturation process.

 

[Fishy]

David, looks great. Question:
Did you transfer the rock/fish from an existing tank? If so how did you go about it and how did the process go? I ask as that's what I need to do with my new set up. Really appreciate any help mate

Ok, old tank moved out of the way ( removed 2/3rd of the water rock etc so i could slide it across the room. Returned all inc. the fish and returned to normal mode.

Day One: New tank in, stand and sump first night
Day Two:Tank added onto stand
Day Three: New clean base rock in inc. the 'kebab'
Day Four: Live substrate arrived so added plus NSW. Mud added to sump and filled with water and heated to 27 deg.
Day Five/six: Filled tank entirely with NSW ( 5 trips x 80 litres each) and turned on to run/ settle, check for leaks etc for three days.

Day Nine: added the old live rock from the old tank and aquascaped..till happy, and turkey basted any substrate that blew up onto the rock. Fish then caught and transferred across to the new tank.

Now pertinent tips.

NSW is used all the time to maintain salinity, calcium, buffers etc. 50kg of old live rock out weighed the new clean un-seeded base rock, substrate was Agri-live, and Miracle mud used.
No skimmer, no bio balls, no aeration except return nozzle and four wave makers for circulation.
Reading since day one = zero...which is put down to the mud. HGA was put in on an old piece of rock ( to test it( yep bold move) and it died and vanished within a week)
Water clarity is crystal clear, diatom appeared week four.
Even my LFS has watched with a lot of interest in how, why and what I have done with this tank setup.

Any questions, feel free to inbox me or i can give you my mobile

Cheers

 

[Fishy]

Well basically he did his own modified hybrid Zeovit 14 day cycle, ( for lack of better description) pretty sure you can add fish and coral soon after having placed aragalive in your tank as this speeds up the maturation process.

BINGO. Lol.

 

[Fishy]

and it all went pretty smooth, no ammonia spikes etc?

No spikes.... Max ammonia 0.25

 

[aussieant32]

thanks so much mate

 

[Fishy]

thanks so much mate

no probs.... lots of research and cross referencing done before I even ordered the tank...and more to reveal yet lol.

 

[aussieant32]

no probs.... lots of research and cross referencing done before I even ordered the tank...and more to reveal yet lol.

Yer, I still have a month until my tank is finished being built, starting to think about the logistics of transferring it all over

 

[Fishy]

Yer, I still have a month until my tank is finished being built, starting to think about the logistics of transferring it all over

slowly, surely and relax.... I changed the setout so you can read it easier too :)

 

[Fishy]

Anemone did the disappearing act for two days, but has returned.
Sadly the Koran has disappeared, which i suspect the crab is responsible... So the crab goes this week.

 

[MagicJ]

Did you get any pictures of the Koran before it disappeared?

 

[Fishy]

Did you get any pictures of the Koran before it disappeared?

Yep...in this journal...page 3.


Kingston have a blue Mandarin...shame re the diet...

 

[Fishy]

Moonlight finally arrived today...

Beware that Guppys Aquariums, charge $45 for courier service via Startrack Express Couriers, only to have the item arrive 9 days later via Aust Post, which would have cost no more than $12 max.

 

[chimaera]

Really? That blows - I would be angling for a refund.

 

[Fishy]

Thought about it.... But at the end of the day.... He was the only place with the led moonlight and lunar cycle controller... And well i don't need to buy again from him....at the moment.