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Old 12/28/2007, 08:23 PM
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Moved Tank

Well today was the day. It took me only about 8 hrs. So now that its moved what should I look out for. I had to add abot 80 gallons of water. Also should I do a WC next week just so it will be alright.
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Old 12/28/2007, 08:34 PM
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well from my own personal experience moving my tank, i noticed alot of stirred up detritus. i think alot of it comes from pockets in the sand bed. after it settles you can siphon as much as you can, then blow the rocks off with a power head and do a water change while the detritus is still suspended in the water column. i imagine that you have a sump with a filter sock at the end of the drain? clean it more often than you normaly would. water changes never hurt.
so was it the 120 that you moved? what a PITA! kudos to you my friend, that is quite the monumental task!
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Old 12/28/2007, 08:39 PM
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well from my own personal experience moving my tank, i noticed alot of stirred up detritus. i think alot of it comes from pockets in the sand bed. after it settles you can siphon as much as you can, then blow the rocks off with a power head and do a water change while the detritus is still suspended in the water column. i imagine that you have a sump with a filter sock at the end of the drain? clean it more often than you normaly would. water changes never hurt.
so was it the 120 that you moved? what a PITA! kudos to you my friend, that is quite the monumental task!
I moved a 72 last year and I tell you I regreat getting a 120.It sure was a PITA. But that doesnt top it off. My daughter decides that soda can go into my $200 Battery back up. Yeah you can just imagine what happen even without it plugged in.
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Old 12/28/2007, 08:50 PM
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what a drag man! so is it toast, or do you think its salvageable???
i think the worst my daughter has done is dump an entire can of fish food into the 10g. no problem really i suppose? your much worse off than i was
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Old 12/28/2007, 08:54 PM
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I tok it apart. Two compaitors are fried but I can fix them wen I find them, or Call them and say I bought it less then a couple months ago and have it repaired under warrenty. lol
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Old 12/28/2007, 09:18 PM
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well good luck with that one, sounds like you got it all under controll...
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Old 12/28/2007, 09:27 PM
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oh, here you go boss

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