New tank tomorrow... how do I place in

[jmichaelh7]

I want to place my new tank where my current one is.

what are my options ?

 

[ZoWhat]

Breakdown old tank into containers. Move drained old tank. Put new tank in place. Add everything back in....Easy, less than 10mins

 

[Azedenkae]

I want to place my new tank where my current one is.

what are my options ?

Drain the water out, put all live stock in containers, put live rock in water (if possible), move the old tank away, put the new tank in place, add live rock, add sand, add water, add live stock?

 

[jmichaelh7]

Drain the water out, put all live stock in containers, put live rock in water (if possible), move the old tank away, put the new tank in place, add live rock, add sand, add water, add live stock?

Will this work?

 

[jmichaelh7]

Breakdown old tank into containers. Move drained old tank. Put new tank in place. Add everything back in....Easy, less than 10mins

It doesn’t have to be cycled ?

 

[jmichaelh7]

The new tank is 160 gallons, and the old tank has 80 gallons.

Would it be too much of a change ?

 

[Azedenkae]

Will this work?

It doesn’t have to be cycled ?

The new tank is 160 gallons, and the old tank has 80 gallons.

Would it be too much of a change ?

The new tank does not need to be cycled, you would just have all the filtration 'rated' for 80 gallons rather than 160 gallons, but that is fine because when you transfer everything over, it'd still be the same amount of live stock it is handling. There might be a bit of stuff that gets released from moving the sand and rock, but your filtration system should be able to handle it. Could skip the next feeding or two to make sure if you like.

Then, it's just a matter of adding the extra biomedia (rocks, sand, bioballs, etc.) as needed for a 160 gallon, and they'll be seeded and so on as time goes by.

 

[jmichaelh7]

The new tank does not need to be cycled, you would just have all the filtration 'rated' for 80 gallons rather than 160 gallons, but that is fine because when you transfer everything over, it'd still be the same amount of live stock it is handling. There might be a bit of stuff that gets released from moving the sand and rock, but your filtration system should be able to handle it. Could skip the next feeding or two to make sure if you like.

Then, it's just a matter of adding the extra biomedia (rocks, sand, bioballs, etc.) as needed for a 160 gallon, and they'll be seeded and so on as time goes by.

So removing my old sand into the new tank won’t make it cloudy , and cause a nitrate spike or anything that would kill my livestock?

 

[jmichaelh7]

Anyone else with experience please chime in

 

[Jekyl]

Sand should be rinsed if re-used

 

[Azedenkae]

So removing my old sand into the new tank won’t make it cloudy , and cause a nitrate spike or anything that would kill my livestock?

So long as your aquarium is well established, then no none of that would cause an issue. Old tank syndrome used to be a thing, so is stirring up sand and letting something loose. But we have moved on beyond that (hopefully).

If you are worried, do the same thing I said, but instead of putting live rock and sand in the same tank water, put it into a new saltwater mix and give everything and good swirl. Then move the live rock and sand to the new tank.

The idea is if anything would be released by the rock or sand, it won't actually significantly go into the new tank.

But yes, do base your decision on more suggestions. This is based on my own experience, so it may differ from yours somehow.

 

[jmichaelh7]

So long as your aquarium is well established, then no none of that would cause an issue. Old tank syndrome used to be a thing, so is stirring up sand and letting something loose. But we have moved on beyond that (hopefully).

If you are worried, do the same thing I said, but instead of putting live rock and sand in the same tank water, put it into a new saltwater mix and give everything and good swirl. Then move the live rock and sand to the new tank.

The idea is if anything would be released by the rock or sand, it won't actually significantly go into the new tank.

But yes, do base your decision on more suggestions. This is based on my own experience, so it may differ from yours somehow.

I appreciate your input have you done this before

 

[Azedenkae]

I appreciate your input have you done this before

Yes, I used to work at a LFS so we move tanks around every so often. Some tanks have sat in a spot for a few years before we moved them around, other times it is upgrading old tanks.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Do not rinse and re use ur sand. Just get new or use the same.
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[jmichaelh7]

Do not rinse and re use ur sand. Just get new or use the same.
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You said don’t rinse the old sand ?

the other member said to rinse