help I have to move

stdreb27

stdreb27

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So I have to move, I have a 180 gallon with a diy sump/fuge that is 2 45 gallon tanks. I several fish, the largest being a 6 inch Dogface. I have an empty corner tank to work with, a 30 gallon full of community fresh water fish. A 20 gallon tank with a convict ciclid. And 2 empty 10 gallon tanks. I might be able to borrow a 55 gallon tank too.
What I'm planning to do is to take the two ten gallon tanks and put all the fresh water fish in there minus the ciclid in the new place. Then taking the 30 gallon, the 45 gallon corner tank and the sump/fuge. And set them up in the new place with some lr and make them "qt" tanks. Then I'm going to bag the fish, I'm going to put the dog face in a bucket. He is a bit to big to bag I think. And put them in the qt tanks. Then I'm going to put the lr in buckets I hope I have enough. And the bag the argonite. Then I'll set up the tank in the new place. It will probably take about a day and half to fill up the tank with ro water, so hopefully I won't have any die off in the rock while it waits.
So what are your thoughts? Anyone have any good suggestions.
 
markanderson

markanderson

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when I moved i put my all my life in 5 g puckets with live rock. Everything handled the move just fine. A week latter they had recovered from the stress. I would move all of your water and rock into 5 g buckets. You can get them alot of different places.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by Netopr
do you have to cycle again if you move ? or can you use the same water ?
I'm going to use new water. But most of the ben bacteria is living on surfaces of the rock and sand, not suspended in the water. (that is my understanding anyway) So if I don't have die off in the rock and sand, then I shouldn't have a major cycle. The only thing I'll have to wait for is the salt to mix and the water's ph to stabilize.
 
theappe3

theappe3

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i recently moved and the way that i moved everything was with winter clothes containers. all the coral in one. fish in the other. and rock inside another one. eeverything turned out great!
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by theappe3
i recently moved and the way that i moved everything was with winter clothes containers. all the coral in one. fish in the other. and rock inside another one. eeverything turned out great!
What are winter clothes containers?
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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well I moved my tanks, It took four trucks, my 180 is cycling again, all the fish are alive and in QT tanks, and they are pissed, my puffer just glares at me. But he will be ok soon enough.
 
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