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MOVING SOON HAVE SOME QUESTIONS

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by shawn, Oct 25, 2012.

  1. Oct 25, 2012 #1
    shawn

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    WE'RE MOVING IN DEC ABOUT 5 MILES FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW I HAVE A 125G TANK WITH FISH AND CORALS RUNNING BUT HOPEFULLY GETTING A 300G WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST AND SAFEST WAY TO MOVE ALL LIVE STOCK, SAND, ROCKS DOES THE NEW TANK NEED TO CYCLE ? IF SO HOW LONG ? AND IF THE NEW TANK DEAL FALLS THROUGH THEN WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO MOVE THE 125 AND SET BACK UP? THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE WE'RE STILL FAIRLY NEW AT THIS AND NEED ALL WE CAN GET!!
     
  2. Oct 25, 2012 #2
    Lee

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    well...nice that it won't be too far away.. Are you going to have access to the new place before you need to tear down the tank at your current house?

    You will want lots and lots of buckets with lids and large water jugs to transport the water, rock, and lives stock. You may want to have some large barrels to drain the water into while you actually move the tank/stand itself and set it up at the new place. You might want to ask some of your local reef buddies to borrow some water containers..or post a thread asking for help. Most people here should have a few large containers they use for water changes that they could spare for a day or two.

    If you could have saltwater made up ahead of time at the new place, that would be ideal as after stirring everything up when tearing it down you are going to have some dirty water that you wont want to put back in. I usually shake off the liverock in a bucket first so that it gets rinsed... The bucket you rinse (with tank water) the rock in will be almost black after you're done.


    Do you have sand? If you dont have a lot, you may consider keeping it in the tank undisturbed. If you have more than an inch or two, it would probably be way too heavy to keep it in the tank while you move the tank. Most people will recommend throwing it out and starting off with new sand and seed it with a few cups of your existing sand.

    Plan on it taking you half a day or more for the move and make sure you have things planned out before you start tearing it all down...

     
  3. Oct 26, 2012 #3
    joshua.jebe "DIRTYLOO" AKA waterloo iowa 50703

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    i am in waterloo but have access to a 70 gal polly tank that we could move most of your water with that wouldnt be in buckets with the live rock! just moved a 75 from minneapolis to waterloo like this and worked out good so far.


    where do you live shawn?
     
  4. Oct 26, 2012 #4
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    Buckets and barrels, and whatever else you can get access to that can hold water and rock. Move a good portion of the water if possible, and have some new salt water made up and ready to go. I would dedicate a full day to the tank move alone. Tear down, move, and set-up. Its alot of work, but that short of a move I don't think you will have that much problems. You wouldn't even necessarily need to have your rock in water for that short of a trip.
     
  5. Oct 28, 2012 #5
    shawn

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    sounds good thanks everyone for the help!! only other question is the new tank if i get it will it need to cycle first it was saltwater but has been in storage for a year ?? or will transfering water be enough??
     
  6. Oct 28, 2012 #6
    blackx-runner Cedar Rapids, IA

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    actually transfering live rock is where you will get most of the biological goodies necessary for the health of the tank. Transfering water alone will do very little. But I would still try to transfer a good amount of water just to keep everything easier on the livestock and tank inhabitants.

    Is the new tank cleaned out and empty? Are you just using your already established rock or are you adding a good amount of new? I would hold off on adding much new rock to the tank until everything is stable after the move.
     

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