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OK so i havent posted in ages about my upgrade for a # of reasons, busy, tired, and doubts about going foward after my 2 tanks crashed a few months back, all my fish lived thousands of dollars of corals died that really really put a damper on the upgrade and i just let the 265 sit in place for a while, i finished the drains from the tank to the basement into the 150 gallon rubbermaid into 2 JBJ filter socks. The return is 1 REEFLO GOLD HAMMERHEAD pumping up and into 2 1.5" NEW SEA SWIRLS located ...

LOL I thought melev can do a teaser post, so can I...
I've got two boxes full of stuff. Pending transfer into my tank now.

Seven months and one day later, the livestock was moved at last. Well, what's left of it anyway.

I'll be sharing more images later, including what Wes and I did for 12 hours on Saturday night / Sunday early morning.

Pictures from tonight. All the lights are installed above the tank.


Here's a quick shot from the end that I can view from the kitchen / dining area.
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7 Feb 2011, 0911hrs,
Ammonia--0.25ppm
Nitrite--NO2--0.25ppm
Nitrate--NO3-- 5 ppm
Phosphate-0.5ppm
Specific Gravity-- 1.023
pH--8.4
Calcium--360
KH--304.3ppm or dKH--17

We've used up the last of the Instant Ocean Salt, I'm going to get Kent this time, and some GFO. Tank is still cycling some. Last night I scrubbed the rock we put in, as it had more dead stuff on it than I realized. Tank is clear, and I saw two very tiny either ...

Actually, we really are making improvements!
Our plan for Saturday:
1. Raise the water level in the sump.
2. Raise the skimmer and TC bubble trap higher in the sump to improve functionality.
3. Install skimmate drain line on the skimmer.
4. Install standpipe on sump drain.
5. Run sump water level checks with pump shut off.

We originally intended to use as much of the volume of the sump as was safely possible. The current water ...