Tank moving advice

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

I'm buying a pre established tank as an upgrade. Any advice would be much a appreciated as I have never done this before and don't wanna kill the fish or coral (three clowns) thank you

psirex · Nov 14, 2016

Haven't you ever been to a circus - clowns travel well....

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

psirex said:
Haven't you ever been to a circus - clowns travel well....

So I can take all the water in buckets and if I float them for a while for temp I can pour them back in?

psirex · Nov 14, 2016

I would acclimate again just to be safe.

Is it an inplace swap or new location for the new tank?

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

psirex said:
I would acclimate again just to be safe.

Is it an inplace swap or new location for the new tank?

I'm moving the tank from someone's house to my own

psirex · Nov 14, 2016

Basically the live rock and sand (I dont recommend reusing sand) predominantly where the live bacteria resides, keep that alive and all should be well.

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

psirex said:
Basically the live rock and sand (I dont recommend reusing sand) predominantly where the live bacteria resides, keep that alive and all should be well.

The plan was to keep the sand underwater during the move its a 4 inch sand bed, live rock in buckets of water during transport

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

Only a 15 minute drive from his to mine

bump3rb33tl3 · Nov 14, 2016

Plan for the unexpected! I recently helped a friend move a fully stocked (fish, LR, and corals) 300gl system from one house to another 30 mins away. If it might go wrong...plan for it. Better to be over prepared than under prepared. Good luck with your move

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

bump3rb33tl3 said:
Plan for the unexpected! I recently helped a friend move a fully stocked (fish, LR, and corals) 300gl system from one house to another 30 mins away. If it might go wrong...plan for it. Better to be over prepared than under prepared. Good luck with your move

Thank you very much, securing the cargo I think will be hard

bump3rb33tl3 · Nov 14, 2016

evan-beachouse-45 said:
Thank you very much, securing the cargo I think will be hard

How big is the tank?

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 14, 2016

bump3rb33tl3 said:
How big is the tank?

25 gallons

bump3rb33tl3 · Nov 14, 2016

evan-beachouse-45 said:
25 gallons

You should be ok

take it slow and make sure you have some help.

Plastic brute trash cans are good to transport rock and water. I would caution you against re-using the sand, do some research about it so you are familiar with why it isnt recommended so you can decide if its the right choice for you. Just remember, that when you re-use someone elses sand you inherit the good, bad, and the ugly. Transport your fish in their own closed top container, have a battery powered air bubbler handy in case they end up being in their bucket longer than usual while you set things up. If you have time, I would also recommend giving all your "new" equipment a vinegar bath.

killingseed2000 · Nov 14, 2016

ya, take your time. most corals and creatures do move well for the most part. moved many take. tend to move most to separate containers. one for fish one for coral one for rock. 25 gallons makes it easy

evan-beachouse-45 · Nov 15, 2016

bump3rb33tl3 said:
You should be ok take it slow and make sure you have some help.

Plastic brute trash cans are good to transport rock and water. I would caution you against re-using the sand, do some research about it so you are familiar with why it isnt recommended so you can decide if its the right choice for you. Just remember, that when you re-use someone elses sand you inherit the good, bad, and the ugly. Transport your fish in their own closed top container, have a battery powered air bubbler handy in case they end up being in their bucket longer than usual while you set things up. If you have time, I would also recommend giving all your "new" equipment a vinegar bath.

I have bins that a friend is bringing (used for his rock transport) and I have 4 five gallon containers, fish in one coral in one. Rock and some water in the bins. I don't know how I can get new sand in there in time to move it. It is an 4 inch sand bed and has been running for a couple years in this home.