Today we got the new sump in the big sump box and the new plumbing gone from 20mm inflow to 25mm and from 25mm to 50mm overflow.

The new tank only has one overflow box in back corner the old tank had two across each corner. We are also having two pumps for inflow one straight into tank and one via chiller. Tomorrow and Tuesday hope to install new sump and finish plumbing, put combs on overflow and collect some water in big barrels to preheat. The lights aren't in the middle now with extra width but will worry about that later maybe.

The fish don't seem to mind their temp home but the corals are looking a bit sad. The butterfly fish misses the long swim up the tank but he will love the extra space in his new home I'm sure.

Hope we don't get to much rain before we can collect the water it will be one big water change this week.

All finished apart from new rimu bands for the tops can't say it has been fun. Sump leaked on Friday so have been busy fixing that little problem.

Total system 1630ltrs <>1300lts approx net

Fish love the extra space

Time now to sit back and enjoy

yeah, the photo's certainly indicate its looking good... but we'll just take your word for it for now

Give Fay a break, stuff like this on big tanks is time consuming and tiring.

I though moving my little tank was bad, this must have been much worse.

Hope things are smooth sailing for you now Fay.

Layton

Thanks lduncan you hit the nail on the head.

:roll:

i did it for my tank and it wasn't that hard.

Chim you must have worn the skin off your right hand by now or are you left handed.

For others that are interested it has been hard making two tanks at once the problem is what to do with the stock while work is in progress, I have a few things not happy with the move leathers etc so would prefer to take some photos in a few weeks when they are happy again.

Frog is going to make the bands for the top of the tanks tomorrow.

:lol:

Lost all my xenia with transfer and leathers still not looking good one other softy not good every thing else ok Anemones all look happy no fish loss. Think the leathers will come back but not happy about the xenia I loved that one.

Just the band around the top on the big tank to go Frog got the cube one done yesterday.

Had to add a few big rocks no live rock forsale so will now have to wait for it to colour up I also need more sand.

Wasn't sure about the 150 halide on the cube so added the t5s one white one blue around the inside of the rimu band and put the powercompact white and blue along the back nice amount of light now.

im sure youll have no probs finding more xenia fay

what colour was it?

jetskisteves and a pinky one

yeah that wont be hard to replace, steve's actually paying people to take it now

In that case I'll take 20 stalks of xenia, steve! That'll be $200, just deposit the money into my account, please.

Chim you must have worn the skin off your right hand by now or are you left handed.

HAHAHAHAHAH.... nice.

Congrats on the size increase.Last time we talked it was frogs turn to spend some money on his hobbies.Those dam fish a.

Thanks skuzza it will be sit back and work on the overdraft now

Apart from the tanks we replaced the surf with a van had to change the house (new garage doors new bigger shed more shelving under house)

the washing machine packed up so new one, I broke the dish washer so saving for one of those, we had the big chiller out the back burn out and a big freezer in the shop stuff up that was $1500

I'm sure I have forgotten something it's been a bad year but got a lot done looking forward to better luck!!.

At least you've got your health.

Pie

ONLY JUST<> Had a big leather die in the tank today what a bloody mess<> Luck hasn't changed yet and things are wearing thin.

Well lost all my leathers bar one, doing water changes every day what a stink.

I think something went wrong when I had the tanks off when fixing the sump for a few days so soon after set up.

Got a few gaps now but won't being doing anything about those for a while

until things a stable.

Thank goodness my Anemones are all ok so far.

stink fay.

leathers seem to tak those sorts of thing quite poorly

hmmm so what do the leathers do, do the just go to a big slime when they die :oops:

Bummer, Keep the carbon fresh, can give you some leather frags when yr ready, nice to watch em grow

Sorry to hear Fay .

Robert

Sounds like you need a holiday Fay.

Yeah, back to Fiji a Fay.