moving a 75 gallon tank 80 miles - need advice

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hrheyne

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I'm not sure where to post this, but I need advice on moving a 75 gallon tank, 100+ lbs of live rock, 2 brittle star fish, and 5 fish...
I will be driving with everything in a station wagon (in one trip) - 80 miles
so... conserving space is really important as well as keeping all livestock happ and healthy
 
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fishhugger

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I dont have a clear answer for you, but I can try =P.
Assuming you would be the only person in the car. I would unfasten the extra seats to make room. It depends on your car too, in some vehicles that would not help at all.
For the livestock, I would pick up some styrofoam coolers, I think they are about 2 gallons, place your livestock in their, as many as you feel you can comfortably without hurting them. It also depends on what kind of fish they are,obviously some fish will not fit in those >.< Ducktape the lids on. Place those inside the tank. Put your equipment in the tank to hold your livestock in place.
Instead of trying to use rubbermaid totes to hold your live rock, consider using rubbermaid trashcans, because they are narrower and stand upright so you might be able to fit more in there. I dont know much about transporting live rock, but there are some good guides on it here. I believe it usually involves wrappings pieces with newspaper dampened by your tank water.
If you have to include the stand and you have luggage rack, consider putting it on there. Or if you have a bike rack on the back, you could probably fit it on there? If you give it a shot though make sure the stand doors are fastened down
I've never had to transfer a tank that large in a station wagon, luckily I've always had a truck....so you can take it for what its worth, hope it helps.
 
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hrheyne

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Thanks for the advice. It's a Mercury Sable with the seats down - quite a bit of room and it does have a storage rack sot that's where the stand is going...
 

brokendeck

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im about to move as well. i have the same size tank. ill be moving in a month or so. Let me know how it goes if you move before i do, if not ill let you know.
 
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