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Picking up my new tank

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I'm going to be picking up my new aquarium tomorrow. It's a 110 gallon former reef set up that hasn't been drilled, comes with wood stand, canopy, and the rest of the saltwater equipment for $300. My plans will be to give it a good clean out with distilled vinegar, paint the back glass a medium to darker blue, and use Black Diamond blasting media for substrate. The fun part is going to be moving the 55 gallon into another location to install the new aquarium in it's place. the plan is to use one of the canister filters to pump out most of the water except for about 15 gallons or so into a large cooler. with a couple of neighbors we'll lift the aquarium and stand onto movers dollies and roll it to a temporary location, and refill from the cooler with the pump. We'll the 110 in place and start the rinsing of substrate and fill the tank. I'll be able to transfer my main canister filter over to the new setup and use a backup on the 55 since it is also running an HOB filter too. After everything settles down in a few days plants decorations and the fish will be moved over as well as the back canister filter.
 
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The fun for this tank begins this weekend. I have to move the 55 gallon setup, which 2 weeks ago my swordtail decided she would drop some fry. I picked up a couple of Beamswork ET 120 lights for the canopy and have the mounting straps in place, new heaters waiting to go in, and i have a Magnum 350 and 220 setup with micron filter media to clarify the tank to get rid of any of the suspended particle I may have missed rinsing the 150 pounds of Black Diamond substrate.
 
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