Moving a pico

[KeMiKiLL]

Hi everyone,

I purchased a set up and fully cycled Fluval Evo 5. I will be setting it up basically exactly as it was but need to know how and what to expect.

The rock has coral attached so it was put into 5 gallon buckets with enough water to cover and using filter floss and sponge to prevent it from knocking against the bucket walls (hopefully!). Vehicle temperature is set to 78F and the buckets were put in a larger tote that is secure in the back with gear, tests, and a bunch of other goodies packed around to keep it snug. I have all old media and substrate too.

How do I go about rebuilding this to keep stress on corals at a minimum? There are no fish, just the rock with LPS / softies and some CUC (one shrimp, a couple of snails and some hermits(.

Thanks!

 

[brandon429]

if there isn't any sand, reassemble the new tank when ready it'll be fine

if there is sand, you need that rinsing plan so it will move over safely. any reef tank that is being moved, upgraded or relocated needs to be rinsed totally clean in the sandbed so that no waste moves over... its bacteria are not important, ridding waste is. when people skip rinsing because they think sandbed bacteria are important, recycles happen.


if we select to move reefs without cleaning the sand, some will die/recycle during the move its as simple as that. rinsed tanks transfer 100% safe all the time.

your corals aren't stressed by the move, they're stressed by clouding from inputting unrinsed biomedia and sand. your live rocks have all the needed bacteria, not the other surfaces, so we never did rinse off rocks they're just moved.

Moving a Tank

Tomorrow I will be purchasing someone's Fluval Sea Evo 5 setup and moving it 2 hours away to set up at my home. I will be purchasing the same lights (AI Prime 16HD) and powerhead (Jebao SW2) from the local LFS so I can duplicate the original setup as closely as possible. There are no fish in...

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[brandon429]

its #1 option for safest relocation.

 

[KeMiKiLL]

we had posted sand rinsing in the below thread, that's the important part. how you handle the sand

if there isn't any sand, reassemble the new tank when ready it'll be fine

if there is sand, you need that rinsing plan so it will move over safely. any reef tank that is being moved, upgraded or relocated needs to be rinsed totally clean in the sandbed so that no waste moves over... its bacteria are not important, ridding waste is. when people skip rinsing because they think sandbed bacteria are important, recycles happen.


if we select to move reefs without cleaning the sand, some will die/recycle during the move its as simple as that. rinsed tanks transfer 100% safe all the time.

your corals aren't stressed by the move, they're stressed by clouding from inputting unrinsed biomedia and sand. your live rocks have all the needed bacteria, not the other surfaces, so we never did rinse off rocks they're just moved.

Moving a Tank

Tomorrow I will be purchasing someone's Fluval Sea Evo 5 setup and moving it 2 hours away to set up at my home. I will be purchasing the same lights (AI Prime 16HD) and powerhead (Jebao SW2) from the local LFS so I can duplicate the original setup as closely as possible. There are no fish in...

www.reef2reef.com

Fantastic. I'm going to get rid of the original substrate and bought new of the same type. I'll be sure to rinse that really well too so it's less cloudy. I'll be sure to rinse the media bags too.

My apologies for the redundant thread.

 

[brandon429]

no its ok take pics we like to collect the examples for sure. in a pico its easy you'll like the process, where it gets really cra is the 200 gallon moves and all this antlered sps we can't afford to kill

and we still hit the sand with tap water isn't that ironic lol it seems like it would be the worst thing in the world. just in this instance, its the best