I must be crazy

[Zulaab]

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IF you have seen Starphire glass vs regular.. you will say the same :)

[eklikewhoa]

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That tank we saw on the Marsh tour was from A.G.E., that was a super impressive tank in it's own.

[myjohnson]

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EK,

  You talking about Edward's tank? The rimless one?

[eklikewhoa]

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Yep, his was made by A.G.E. I believe.....I have seen quite a few starphire tanks as well.

Oh the high clarity ADA 60p is the same...low iron.

[geoff_tropheus]

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I am going to have (2) 150 gallons tank side by side, one is older Oceanic and hte other will be new Oceanic that has Starphire in the front only.

We shall see...

[eklikewhoa]

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There is a big difference......at any angle you will be able to tell after seeing a tank with the Starphire glass.

[Zulaab]

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I am going to have (2) 150 gallons tank side by side, one is older Oceanic and hte other will be new Oceanic that has Starphire in the front only.
We shall see...

Geoff -- are you moving soon ??

[geoff_tropheus]

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not yet...probably a year or more away.

Geoff

[eklikewhoa]

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So how do you go about moving all your fish? Have you moved them further than within a complex?

I ask because we are looking for a bigger house where I plan to have a dedicated fish room but having to move my fish/tanks seem to be a bit of a hassle. I myself have thought of just making the best of the situation and just upgrading to larger tanks for at least my Ilangi colony and setting up a rack system with some 6fters for other variants.

[Delock]

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How?

Plan on doing two moves

1. Household items
2. Fish stuff

If you going to have a dedicated room I would start getting my larger tank line up before the move. As for breaking down tanks and moving fish. Look at getting a 55 gallon rubbermaid trash can for each tank to move fish. Rocks can be moved in anything...leave the sand/gravel in the tanks.

[eklikewhoa]

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That's what I'm thinking......tanks to be set up long before anything and then move it afterwards.

[Delock]

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Thats the easy way...

Another way is to move all the fish stuff during the week before you move!

[Zulaab]

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Delock.. some of us (most of us if not all) are not nearly as strong as you are.. therefore moving sand/gravel in the tank is not an option...
I have moved tanks at my house.. just around... and unlike Delock, I have to completely take down a tank to nothing to move them.  They are simply to heavy for me to move any other way.

I would agree with Delock.. if you are thinking about getting bigger tanks, then get them setup first so all you have to do it just move fish alone.
I helped moving Mike out of his store.. even though I was more like the man who looked over things.. not actually moving things..

If I knew ahead of time I was going to have fish tanks in my house that I have now I would not have gotten the house I am in as it is.. I would have made sure there wasnt a fireplace in it in the first place :) :) :) (its there now for the day I sell the house)

I would first and foremost travel to the Geeks house.. I REALLY thought of what they did with their fish rooms...  They have one of the nicest fishroom / living room that I can think of.  They got tanks on either side of the TV for one.  They made sure that the tanks have canopy's them so space on top of them can be used for storing pictures and other nicknacks.  They use tanks as room dividers which I would do too :) this way I can have BIG tanks cutting the room in two.   They extended a hallway with tanks, which looks great.. because now the tank can be looked at from both sides.. one as the extended hallway and one side from the living room.

If/when I buy my next house.. I will be looking at what I can do with tanks.. and have the area I am going to put them surrounded with blue masking tape so when they are moved into place all I have to do remove the masking tape (ie make sure the tank can fit behind the masking tape, not making the tanks sit on the masking tape.)  This way I can get all the furniture moved in first.. and move the tanks last..  after the dust has settled from the furniture move.

So EK...  where are you thinking about moving to ?  Katy is a good option.. the westpark tollroad takes you to 59 quick and painless.. When you go to a restaurant in Katy the first thing they ask is "smoking or non" -- Schools are top notch when mini-ek's arrive.   I have seldom power failures out here.  So far I think only 3 or 4 in the last 2yrs.. lasting no more than an hour at most.  There is a strong Asian community out here too...  They are gun friendly in Katy.  Crime is low in this area..  at least where I live I yet to hear anything bad happen.  I love Katy !!  Now I live SOUTH of I-10 which for me is vastly different than living north of I-10.. To me living south of I-10 was a requirement when I went looking for a house.

[eklikewhoa]

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Well I plan to make a few dollys for the move so that won't be much of a problem.

As for where I am either looking somewhere near/around mid-town but if not a bit more North/Northwest. I need something with a 2+ car garage for my little room and power outages will not be a problem since I plan to get a automatic transfer switch generator for the house since any true fish room will have all basis covered.

[Delock]

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Zulaab,

Moving sand/gravel is faster then breaking down several tanks completely. I really don't think Ek would be moving doing the move alone. Plus, when you disturb a sand bed you  risk killing off bacteria that have accumulated in the sandbed which help with cycling.