So I got a great lead on a 75 gallon with rocks and fish and a few corals. There are some parts of the tank I love (rock and fish and life) and other things I will likely phase out pretty soon (hob overflow, wet dry sump). Now I really need some advice on best practices to keep everything alive on the 2hr drive home. My plan is to drain the water into totes, add the LR, scoop out the fish, throw the sand in a bag or just leave it in the bottom of the tank with a bit of water, hit the road.
Urgent advice needed!
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The drive back isn' too bad the fish and lr should be fine but I would have some new water ready at home for the tank since moving it will.kick up all sorts of detritus and I would ditch the sand and start new.
Agree the comment above Do not use the sand. You can reuse the sand when you do good clean and start from "dead sand", you can keep one cup of live sand for seeding the dead sand.
Do not reuse water that you store live rocks also.
You can add Dr. Tim to increase bacteria for new set up.
Do not reuse water that you store live rocks also.
You can add Dr. Tim to increase bacteria for new set up.
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+2 on getting new sand and bacteria.
I went through a move recently and focused on keeping the live-rock "alive" as a priority. livestock is pretty tough if consider the trip they have to take from the ocean to your home aquarium... this should be a walk in the park.
Other than what's been mentioned I found it helpful to have extra RODI and prepared Saltwater on hand as it's not hard to underestimate how much you end up pouring out.
I went through a move recently and focused on keeping the live-rock "alive" as a priority. livestock is pretty tough if consider the trip they have to take from the ocean to your home aquarium... this should be a walk in the park.
Other than what's been mentioned I found it helpful to have extra RODI and prepared Saltwater on hand as it's not hard to underestimate how much you end up pouring out.
