Shopping for needed items tomorrow!!

[sticky]

Ok tomorrow morning I am leaving here for my HD/Lowes/Hardware store.

I am going to be setting up a move from a 55G to a 125G

Here is my plan
I have a 5G Containt of Salt (200G of Water)
I am wanting to find 2 large Rubbermaid container 45G or great.
I plan to start mixing salt water up and putting it into the Rubbermaid tank
I then plan on putting 1 of my new powerheads in the tank to for water flow and a heater to bring the water temp up.

The second container I will drain off my 55G into it, put another powerhead and heater in that one.

Take down my 55G, put the 125 in it's place, plumb it up, let it dry.
While it dries I plan on putting the new sand/lr into the tank. The sand is not "new" it was in the 125 and used for a year so it has been cycled.

After I get the majority of the LR into the tank and sand, and the pvc glue is dried, I plan on pumping the new salt water back into the tank, then the water from the 55, putting all the heaters in the water to make sure the temp stays constant and letting it run to ensure no leaks.

After that being putting the corals and fish I put into the 30G into the tank again.

Does this seem pretty straight forward? Am I missing anything here? What kind of surprises should I be prepaired for?

Any suggestions on what I should pick up? What size PVC should I use, what is the best way to plumb it? Anyone know of where the best place to go is for a 1 stop shop

It is a standard 125. I will be using a hangon overflow. For now it will be an open top tank.

One would assume it should be like setting up a 55G Standard tank, but I know there will be new things I need to do while setting up the tank to avoid issues down the road.

[lReef lKeeper]

as said in your other post ... i would go with at the very least a mag9 or equal size pump but the bigger the better for the pump size. i use 1"-1/2" pvc for all my plumbing. i think you are correct in the fact that it should be just like setting up the 55gal tank you have now. is the "new" sand dried out or is it still wet to keep things alive?? just wondering on that. something to consider ... use the 55g as a sump ?? then you will have 180gal of total water. just a thought though.
if you need anything else just ask. but you are right, it should be straight forward.

[sticky]

Sand is still in water with LR, my 55G wont fit in my stand so that is a no go unfortunately. Also I am looking for an external pump to help with water temp.

[unleashed]

i would test for leaks before filling the tank with sw I fill with fw only run system for 24 hrs then if no leakage drain and fill with sw .fw is alot cheeper to waste if you happen to find a leak and have to drain.

[MedicMike]

or you could just empty the sw water back into the containers

[lReef lKeeper]

i would hav eto go with Mikes idea on the water test. only because SW is so much easier to see because of the "salt" line it leaves behind.