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Snazlord, I put the fish in tubs because I siphoned most of the water of the tank. I kept it to put back in, but I wanted most of out so I could see to remove the CC and UGF. The water you leave will become filthily disgusting. No matter how well you vaccumed the CC, there is still a lot of crude left in the tank. I also wanted to leave as much time as possible to let the solids fall out of solution. You might be able to do it over a few days, but it's, IMHO, easier to do it all at once. Between the detritus and sand dust, the water will become almost solid looking.
I promise you, it is not madness. It is difficult and time consuming. But will allow/mandate that your expenditures be small amounts at a time. Like you, I did not want to go through the hassles of starting over until I got to a final move (hopefully, later this year). The process allowed me to play in an environment I could keep safe for the inhabitants and easy on the wallet. Plus, I learned more from doing (with research) than I ever would have from just reading.
The bucket condos for your fish are not bad. I used 30 or 40 gallon tubs, had the fish in them for many hours, and never had any problems. Most of your fish are pretty hardy, and should not have much difficulty. This might be a good time to get rid of the trigger. There good-looking fish, but as many have said, not very compatable with reefs.
BTW, I don't remember if anybody has mentioned it, but you prolly want to start raising your SG and temp. Most reefers, and inhabitants, like to keep it around 1.024 and 82F.
Hope this helps.
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Just didn't make sense to me.
