I just found out I'm having to move Oct 1st. I have a 57g tank that's a mixed reef with some of my sps encrusted onto rocks. I don't have a deep sand bed. Maybe 1.5inchs. My question is, how do I go about moving my tank so I can setup with as little problems as possible with going thru a cycle? Is this possible?
I have to move.. now what?!
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How far do you have to move?
I have a 55 gallon reef tank and a 30 gallon seahorse tank that I will be moving in a month or two. I'll post up a detailed account of how I did it and maybe you can learn what to do and what not to do from my experience.
I have a 55 gallon reef tank and a 30 gallon seahorse tank that I will be moving in a month or two. I'll post up a detailed account of how I did it and maybe you can learn what to do and what not to do from my experience.
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My move should be very similar. I'm still trying to figure it out.
Marsfrogie
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Well, here has been my experience. You need to start gathering some buckets and or 5 to 10 gallon water jugs. Also, you will need several 20 gallon plastic wash tubs/buckets. You want to start by draining your available water into the jugs/buckets. After you get the water down some it makes it easier to catch the fish. You can take out the live rock and place it in the 20 gallon buckets and cover them with damp paper towels. The fish depending on the size/number can go in any amount of aerated water for the trip. I would recommend leaving the substrate in the bottom of your tank. Get all the water out that you can and then you should be able to handle the tank and substrate with a friend or 2. I did this for my 55 gallon and it all went pretty well. When you arrive at the new location you have all your original water ready to go right back in and you don't really disturb the substrate much.
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If you dont' want to bother with moving ALL of the water you can go ahead to where you are moving and mix up the water ahead of time and give it time to rest, temp acclimate, etc...
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With it being SPS you are likely going to have some breaks and you just need to be away ahead of time. I would recommend an aggressive trim down about a month ahead of time and let it have 1 month to recover before the move.
