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how to move my tanks

post #1 of 2
12/29/11 at 1:06pm
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What is the best way to move my tanks.

I dont have time to makw another cycle of water. I have lots of corals.. can i get some help


This is what im considering... for my 125 gallon


Taking 3 Brute Trash Cans, putting them on my trailor and pumping all the water into them.


Get a bunch of fish bags from the store and put all the corals that are not attached to rocks in bags and put them in a carton.


Take all the live rock and put in the trash cans with the Water.


Take all the Sand and put it in a 5 gallon bucket.


lift tank, and stand into trailer, and remove sump, refiguim. protein skimmer, uv light and ro unit.


then re-do the same process for my 90 gallon.



Also why im thinking i have the tank out, im going to replace my sump with a new one.... is this a good idea or bad idea?
Edited by alpha - 12/29/11 at 1:19pm
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post #2 of 2
12/29/11 at 1:39pm

Don't replace the sump if you can avoid doing so or at the very least, keep any sponges/foam blocks that might be in your current sump. If you can pick up some extra foam blocks and place them in your sump for a few weeks before the move, that will help when you move, the extra beneficial bacteria that builds up on them will help a lot.

 

Don't bother with the sand. Keep a few cup fulls of the top of layer of you sand and use new sand once you move and see it with the cups of sand from your old tank. You don't want to reuse your sand, because stirring it all up is going to release some nasty stuff and usually causes an ammonia spike.

 

Keep some Amquel or Prime on hand just in case and be prepared for extra water changes once you move.

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