ok so i finally bit the bullet and decided its time for me to do my final and ultimate build. My 180 reef tank. my 55 has been going strong now for 8 or 9 months, i beat all algae, and coralline has tanken off like a mofo lol....but im bored of the tank and im out of room. SO HELLO 180!!! if the plan goes as follows, its gonna be built into my wall in the basement family room. Eventually turning the 55 into a sump/ref that i currently have now. So my question goes as follows......WHERE THE HELL DO I START?!!
Fishit, i know you recently did a change over to that gorgeous 110 of yours....maybe you can enlighten me? Do i set it up as a whole new tank with new sand and some rock and water and let it rock thru the whole cycle again waiting months to put everything in? Do i fill the tank up with new salt water and continue to do water changes on my 55 now and pour the syphoned water from the 55 into the 180 over time allowing the water to mix? How do i go about changing everything over quickly so i can turn the 55 into a sump? this is going to be a pain in the A$$ isn't it? ugh....any takers?
Fishit, i know you recently did a change over to that gorgeous 110 of yours....maybe you can enlighten me? Do i set it up as a whole new tank with new sand and some rock and water and let it rock thru the whole cycle again waiting months to put everything in? Do i fill the tank up with new salt water and continue to do water changes on my 55 now and pour the syphoned water from the 55 into the 180 over time allowing the water to mix? How do i go about changing everything over quickly so i can turn the 55 into a sump? this is going to be a pain in the A$$ isn't it? ugh....any takers?
