Gladfelter
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Lol we can move your tank back if you want
Moving to Knoxville
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Lol we can move your tank back if you want
Rob.D
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Lol, Thanks but I'm not missing Knoxville enough to move back, maybe just a visit for a day or so.
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jmann124
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Well that house fell through. I was asked to put a deposit down while they made repairs. I didn't feel like financing their repair work.
k2parkstar
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The sucks. Can't blame ya though, I wouldn't do it either!
Engloid
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When you move to Nashville, from Knoxville, that's to be expected. It would take a lot of money to make me move to Nashville...and I mean the kind of money I would retire on soon. I've never liked that city.
Engloid
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They probably just wanted to know you were serious, and that they place would be rented as soon as repairs were made. Rentals are nearly always negotiable. For example, I recently had a lady give me a deposit prior to having some repairs completed. Of course they wanted to make sure they liked the repairs, so after repairs were done, they had the ability to do a walkthrough. Had they not liked the place at that time, they would have gotten the deposit refunded. In other words, maybe you could set it up in this way. That ensures you that THEY have the money for repairs because if you don't like the repairs they have to pay you back. That said, I wouldn't worry about whether you're funding repairs....just whether they will have deposit money for you when you leave. In a sense, you are funding everything when you rent anyway. Your rent goes to cover damages, repairs, maintenance, and such. I know a guy that has a bunch of rental properties in the Knoxville area. Knox County, Loudon County, and Anderson County, Real Estate – Rick Myers
Rob.D
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I'm from Miami/Ft. Lauderdale so being in a bigger city is more my cup of tea. I hated Knoxville from day one when I moved and I still hate Knoxville, I miss hanging out with my reefing friends, I'd rather move to N. Korea before I ever consider moving back to Knoxville.
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jmann124
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I would be fine with paying a deposit before repairs are made if we had discussed that. But we did a wall through for them to show is what repairs they would do and discussed the details. The deposit was not discussed at all. Son it w as odd when they got ready to do repairs and then called and said oh yeah your deposit is X pint of dollars and we need that now. I just got a bad vibe from them when they did that. They way they were acting about it was strange. I was concerned that if they didn't do repairs that were adequate, they would not have my deposit to refund. I'll look into your friend Rick. Thanx.
Gladfelter
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I love Nashville. I know I will one day move there. I have worked there a ton and always found it to be one of my favorite cities. The people there are.great too
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jmann124
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Found a place. Paid deposit and will be moving some furniture up this weekend. West Knoxville, off Snyder rd, Amber Meadows Cir. I'll be moving the tanks up within the next few weeks.
k2parkstar
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Awesome, let us know. Hopefully we can get a few out to help if needed.
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jmann124
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Thanx. Right now I'm planning to move them myself. I'm slow and calculated when it comes to my tank. So I don't want anyone to have to hang around while I decide how I want to do it.
Any recommendations on how to transfer to a new tank? Currently on have a 75. I have another 75 that I plan to take to knoxville and have it set up with sand and water and some of my rocks and move everything else from my current 75 tank into it. I just figured that would be easier than tearing down and setting up in the same day.
Any recommendations on how to transfer to a new tank? Currently on have a 75. I have another 75 that I plan to take to knoxville and have it set up with sand and water and some of my rocks and move everything else from my current 75 tank into it. I just figured that would be easier than tearing down and setting up in the same day.
CoryC
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ideally you would want the sand and some water up and running with some rock, then transfer a fair amount of old water and your old rocks and everything else. watch levels close and be prepared to do a wc. also dont use all new water, can shock things.
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jmann124
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Yeah. I figured I'd take some of my rocks out and a cup or two of sand mixed with new sand and some old water and new and use some Dr. Tim's One and Only and then take everything else up and add it a week later.
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jmann124
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Finally found a job in Knoxville. Starting on October 4th. The job is a quality inspector at WebTec. Moving the tanks up this coming weekend.
The plan is to put a lot of my tank water in a big brute can with some rocks and air stone and the fish. Wrap the rest of the rocks in wet towels in a bucket. Place CB shrimp in a bucket alone and probably put the other shrimp and snails in with the fish. I'll leave enough water in the tank to cover the sand. Place corals in a bucket in layers separated by egg crate. I'm open to suggestions though. Should I replace the sand or clean it and reuse or what?
The plan is to put a lot of my tank water in a big brute can with some rocks and air stone and the fish. Wrap the rest of the rocks in wet towels in a bucket. Place CB shrimp in a bucket alone and probably put the other shrimp and snails in with the fish. I'll leave enough water in the tank to cover the sand. Place corals in a bucket in layers separated by egg crate. I'm open to suggestions though. Should I replace the sand or clean it and reuse or what?
CoryC
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Congrats on the job and joining us in town! If you need any help with the move I'm sure some people in the club will lend you a hand, including myself. how long has your tank been set up? do you ever vacuum the sand? i have a pretty good method for washing sand. put it in a bucket and add some water, stir it around, then siphon it as you would in your tank. this will help you avoid a large cycle and get lots of the gunk out but not wash it "too clean" to where you lose the bacteria. maybe get some big tupperware totes for the rock and water and keep them soaked. they'll dry out with the towels. i'd bag whatever fish you can catch, and corals you can fit in bags. eggcrate will work, lots of vendors stack eggcrates w frags in coolers to take to frag swaps. best of luck to you and i hope the move goes well!
Ole Man
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I'm with Esage,toss the sand,one less thing to worry about and its been my experience that if you have a established sand bed there is a ton of toxins below the half inch level.If you have good live rock the bactiera will more than get you going with the new sand deal.You might get a slight Diatom issue at first but I have found that to quickly go away,good luck with the move.
k2parkstar
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Agreed, on new sand. Also, congrats on the new job, I was just at webtec last week. Let us know if you need anything on the move.
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