How often do you move your tank?

[NomadicReefer2]

I am interested how many other "Aquatic Nomads" are out there? I consider myself an Aquatic Nomad since I move my tank twice a year, from one location to the next. I have done so successfully for the past 4 years. If you transport your tank often, I'd like to hear your process. I would appreciate if you took part in this poll as well

 

[blaxsun]

Hopefully never...

 

[Goaway]

Nope. For me, it's one time. Set it... leave it.

 

[PR_nano]

Moved my nano when I moved last year and moved it again a few weeks ago to put in place an upgrade which I has been sitting in the garage since December . Still in the garage btw lol

 

[AydenLincoln]

Add never to this and you’ll get a vote from me haha!

 

[Kellie in CA]

Well, we move about every 2 years, so unfortunately I have moved a tank many times. Everything usually makes it over ok, but it is really the cherry on top of an already stressful situation.

 

[besskurz]

I have to move this little boy here.
I'm still thinking what is the best strategy.
It's not big, but not small as well. I would give near to 80 LB.

- transport all together.
I fear that rocks will fall over and explode the bowl. Nah. Just by thinking now is already a no. I have literally zero room to mistakes. This glass is not forgiving.

- removing rocks to a bucket
I will end up having to tear some corals which are merging some rocks I don't mind for gsp but I have a favites there.

I thought about keeping inverts in. I don't have fish.

Draining a good amount of water to the bucket, make a pray and let's go.

 

[Mperry622]

Done moving tanks!

I started this journey into saltwater just over a year ago, it started with a used 55 from my LFS, a month later moved to a 65 acrylic, then purchased a 125 installed next to 65 and plumbed into one sump, wife nagged floors are needing to be done and I would need to relocate all tanks and sumps to the basement ( worse idea in my life, but did it). a week later a buddy gave me a 150 cube and a 200G rectangle, they and all coral are in a 300G Rubbermaid bin while I let everything stabilize
Just over a year in this addiction 770 Gallons of reefing in my basement

 

[exnisstech]

I've moved a lot of tanks into and out of our house but I have only relocated one tank my life. That was only so we could fit a king sized bed so I had a place to sleep with the dogs

 

[iamacat]

I’ve relocated either to a new home or new tank 4 times. Never enjoyed it. Never want to do it again

 

[FoolishWizard]

I have always sold and started over rather than break down and move.

 

[Tavero]

- removing rocks to a bucket
I will end up having to tear some corals which are merging some rocks I don't mind for gsp but I have a favites there.

That's why you should always glue your hardscape together so you can pull it out in one chunk. Reduces a lot of problems. Stacking rocks loose on each other is a noob mistake i did with my first tank too. Pulled out one rock and the whole scape just crashes.

 

[besskurz]

QThat's why you should always glue your hardscape together so you can pull it out in one chunk. Reduces a lot of problems. Stacking rocks loose on each other is a noob mistake i did with my first tank too. Pulled out one rock and the whole scape just crashes.

When I started in the hobby, I was told that a lot of things we read, see and hear are just a trail, not a fully paved path with just one absolute truth - if this makes sense to you.

Tribal knowledge says we should glue hardscape, Yes.
But you can only do, when your tank is a rectangle or square.
If you glue hardscape in a bowl there will be no way to remove large rocks from inside afterwards if needed.
The risk of breaking or scratching badly the bowl is very high - exception applies to reefers who believe a 1lb rock will make wonders.

 

[Tavero]

When I started in the hobby, I was told that a lot of things we read, see and hear are just a trail, not a fully paved path with just one absolute truth - if this makes sense to you.

Tribal knowledge says we should glue hardscape, Yes.
But you can only do, when your tank is a rectangle or square.
If you glue hardscape in a bowl there will be no way to remove large rocks from inside afterwards if needed.
The risk of breaking or scratching badly the bowl is very high - exception applies to reefers who believe a 1lb rock will make wonders.

It's harder but shouldn't be impossible. Just make sure it can still fit it through the opening of the bowl. A rock with flat bottom wont Just fall over and scratch glass.

I am not super happy with my aquascape but i don't regret gluing my pieces together, because of as often as i had to remove the rocks later on.

 

[besskurz]

It's harder but shouldn't be impossible. Just make sure it can still fit it through the opening of the bowl. A rock with flat bottom wont Just fall over and scratch glass.

I am not super happy with my aquascape but i don't regret gluing my pieces together, because of as often as i had to remove the rocks later on.

Im happy with my aquascape and I dont regret of not gluing. Theory is slightly different than real world. Fitting a triangular rock inside a circle is always tricky.

but Being happy in the end of the day is what matters right? Have you consider having a bowl too?

 

[Tavero]

Im happy with my aquascape and I dont regret of not gluing. Theory is slightly different than real world. Fitting a triangular rock inside a circle is always tricky.

but Being happy in the end of the day is what matters right? Have you consider having a bowl too?

I did have a 40 l tank with a curved front until 5 years ago when i changed to a standard tank. Never been happy how it warped the optics.

I got a 84 l (23 g) when my 54l (15 g ) got a leak 4 months ago and i had to move my lifestock. Transfer took me only 5 minutes for the rocks.

Only thing i really dislike on my aquascape is, that it looks more like a a frag tank than a display tank

 

[I never finish anythi]

Moved my nano when I moved last year and moved it again a few weeks ago to put in place an upgrade which I has been sitting in the garage since December . Still in the garage btw lol

Set it back up , I dare you

 

[MoshJosh]

I said more that 2X a year. . . as I have moved my tanks/upgraded a number of times since I started the hobby 8 months ago.

 

[Opus]

My 75gal tank has been basically in the same spot for 23 years. Moved it about an inch from the wall to fit a hob skimmer about 10 years ago. Used a tire jack to push it.

 

[snorklr]

moved it from my shop to my basement when i closed my business around 2011...when i sold my house (2013) moved it to my new shop 700 miles away....when my new house was done in another year or 2 moved it into my attached garage...maybe 4 yrs ago moved it about 6 feet while i set up a new tank in the original location then moved everything into the new tank....there also was a freshwater 20 than went from living room to basement so i could re-sheetrock the room prior to selling, then it went to my trailer down here, then finally into the new house....lots of tractor supply 5 gallon food safe buckets...