Help- Questions for a new tank set up...

Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on transferring my
fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46 gallon and a 29 gallon
tank set up that I want to combine into the 75 gallon. Now my
question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the best process would be to
get all of these transferred easily into the 75 gallon? I want to transfer
the rock and sand and everything but am confused how I can do all of this
and yet keep the 2 little tanks running until I get the 75 gallon cycled??
Any suggestions on how anyone has transferred tanks? Also, one last
question. It comes with a hood. I'm looking at maybe getting a retro fit
kit for the lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of lighting to get? ( Or
what not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing soft corals( Mushrooms,
leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have a few clams. What should my
light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan

For lighting, I'd go with two 250w mh lights.

For transfering, figure how much extra sand you will need.
Add the sand to the tank, and put your existing sand on
top of the new sand. Transfer the live rock and the fish
over. If you have any filters on the smaller tanks, put
them on the big tank along with whatever filters you plan
on having on the big tank, and you will be fine, as all
of the beneficial bacteria will have been transfered over.
Then after you have had the tank running for a while, you
can take the extra stuff off.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 1:02 PM:
Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on transferring my
fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46 gallon and a 29 gallon
tank set up that I want to combine into the 75 gallon. Now my
question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the best process would be to
get all of these transferred easily into the 75 gallon? I want to transfer
the rock and sand and everything but am confused how I can do all of this
and yet keep the 2 little tanks running until I get the 75 gallon cycled??
Any suggestions on how anyone has transferred tanks? Also, one last
question. It comes with a hood. I'm looking at maybe getting a retro fit
kit for the lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of lighting to get? ( Or
what not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing soft corals( Mushrooms,
leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have a few clams. What should my
light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan

Thanks Wayne! Does that mean the tank shouldn't need to cycle if the
existing sand and rock are transferred over and I use the same "seeded"
fluval filter system?

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
For lighting, I'd go with two 250w mh lights.

For transfering, figure how much extra sand you will need. Add the sand to
the tank, and put your existing sand on top of the new sand. Transfer the
live rock and the fish over. If you have any filters on the smaller tanks,
put them on the big tank along with whatever filters you plan on having on
the big tank, and you will be fine, as all of the beneficial bacteria
will have been transfered over. Then after you have had the tank running
for a while, you can take the extra stuff off.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 1:02 PM:
Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on transferring
my fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46 gallon and a 29
gallon tank set up that I want to combine into the 75 gallon. Now my
question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the best process would be
to get all of these transferred easily into the 75 gallon? I want to
transfer the rock and sand and everything but am confused how I can do
all of this and yet keep the 2 little tanks running until I get the 75
gallon cycled?? Any suggestions on how anyone has transferred tanks?
Also, one last question. It comes with a hood. I'm looking at maybe
getting a retro fit kit for the lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of
lighting to get? ( Or what not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing soft
corals( Mushrooms, leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have a few
clams. What should my light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan

That's correct.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 4:12 PM:
Thanks Wayne! Does that mean the tank shouldn't need to cycle if the
existing sand and rock are transferred over and I use the same "seeded"
fluval filter system?

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...

For lighting, I'd go with two 250w mh lights.

For transfering, figure how much extra sand you will need. Add the sand to
the tank, and put your existing sand on top of the new sand. Transfer the
live rock and the fish over. If you have any filters on the smaller tanks,
put them on the big tank along with whatever filters you plan on having on
the big tank, and you will be fine, as all of the beneficial bacteria
will have been transfered over. Then after you have had the tank running
for a while, you can take the extra stuff off.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 1:02 PM:

Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on transferring
my fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46 gallon and a 29
gallon tank set up that I want to combine into the 75 gallon. Now my
question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the best process would be
to get all of these transferred easily into the 75 gallon? I want to
transfer the rock and sand and everything but am confused how I can do
all of this and yet keep the 2 little tanks running until I get the 75
gallon cycled?? Any suggestions on how anyone has transferred tanks?
Also, one last question. It comes with a hood. I'm looking at maybe
getting a retro fit kit for the lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of
lighting to get? ( Or what not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing soft
corals( Mushrooms, leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have a few
clams. What should my light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan

But don't cut back on water flow or filtration. What you
will have is esentualy the same thing, as moving a tank.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 12/17/2005 4:27 PM:
That's correct.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 4:12 PM:

Thanks Wayne! Does that mean the tank shouldn't need to cycle if the
existing sand and rock are transferred over and I use the same
"seeded" fluval filter system?

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...

For lighting, I'd go with two 250w mh lights.

For transfering, figure how much extra sand you will need. Add the
sand to the tank, and put your existing sand on top of the new sand.
Transfer the live rock and the fish over. If you have any filters on
the smaller tanks, put them on the big tank along with whatever
filters you plan on having on the big tank, and you will be fine, as
all of the beneficial bacteria will have been transfered over. Then
after you have had the tank running for a while, you can take the
extra stuff off.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 1:02 PM:

Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on
transferring my fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a
46 gallon and a 29 gallon tank set up that I want to combine into
the 75 gallon. Now my question...Anyone have any suggestions on
what the best process would be to get all of these transferred
easily into the 75 gallon? I want to transfer the rock and sand and
everything but am confused how I can do all of this and yet keep
the 2 little tanks running until I get the 75 gallon cycled?? Any
suggestions on how anyone has transferred tanks? Also, one last
question. It comes with a hood. I'm looking at maybe getting a
retro fit kit for the lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of
lighting to get? ( Or what not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing
soft corals( Mushrooms, leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have
a few clams. What should my light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan

Thanks again, Wayne For the lighting would you suggest adding fans under
the canopy? If so, where do people install them on the canopy?

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
But don't cut back on water flow or filtration. What you will have is
esentualy the same thing, as moving a tank.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 12/17/2005 4:27 PM:
That's correct.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 4:12 PM:

Thanks Wayne! Does that mean the tank shouldn't need to cycle if the
existing sand and rock are transferred over and I use the same "seeded"
fluval filter system?

Thanks,
Susan
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...

For lighting, I'd go with two 250w mh lights.

For transfering, figure how much extra sand you will need. Add the sand
to the tank, and put your existing sand on top of the new sand.
Transfer the live rock and the fish over. If you have any filters on
the smaller tanks, put them on the big tank along with whatever filters
you plan on having on the big tank, and you will be fine, as all of
the beneficial bacteria will have been transfered over. Then after you
have had the tank running for a while, you can take the extra stuff
off.


Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Susan wrote on 12/17/2005 1:02 PM:

Hi folks! Bought a used 75 gallon tank that I'm planning on
transferring my fish, inverts and corals into. I currently have a 46
gallon and a 29 gallon tank set up that I want to combine into the 75
gallon. Now my question...Anyone have any suggestions on what the
best process would be to get all of these transferred easily into the
75 gallon? I want to transfer the rock and sand and everything but am
confused how I can do all of this and yet keep the 2 little tanks
running until I get the 75 gallon cycled?? Any suggestions on how
anyone has transferred tanks? Also, one last question. It comes with
a hood. I'm looking at maybe getting a retro fit kit for the
lighting. Any suggestions on what kind of lighting to get? ( Or what
not to get?) Also, I want to keep rasing soft corals( Mushrooms,
leather corals, zoanthids etc..) and I have a few clams. What should
my light power be?

Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays,
Susan