Moving Tank Need Help.

[gasman4433]

Ok heres the deal.Im moving 20 miles away.What I want to know is if I take and put the coral and rock in coolers.And take all the water.Leave the sand bed in the tank with a couple inches of water on it.Can I put it all back together with out it going into a cycle.It will be apart for a least 6 hours by the time i get it all moved.Its a 92 gal bow front. :help:

 

[reefiness]

i would purchase a couple of rubbermaids and when you get to your new location put all the lr and sand in the tank and fill the tank up all the way and put the corals and fish into the rubbermaids with heaters and powerheads. after a day test the water in the tank and if you have no amonia or trites then its all good and you can put your fish and coral in... thats just playin it safe

 

[gasman4433]

Thanks.I have a couple of other fish tanks i can use in stead of rubbermaids.

 

[xdave]

Dont try to move a glass tank with water in it, especially not a bow front. It only needs to twist about 1/16" to leak.

 

[rs1831]

Originally Posted by reefiness
i would purchase a couple of rubbermaids and when you get to your new location put all the lr and sand in the tank and fill the tank up all the way and put the corals and fish into the rubbermaids with heaters and powerheads. after a day test the water in the tank and if you have no amonia or trites then its all good and you can put your fish and coral in... thats just playin it safe

 

[gasman4433]

Originally Posted by xDave
Dont try to move a glass tank with water in it, especially not a bow front. It only needs to twist about 1/16" to leak.
So take everything out of the tank? Or can the sand stay in it with enough water to keep it wet.

 

[xdave]

Yeah just enough to keep it wet, not at all sloshy. The wet sand actually helps keep the bottom seams stable. LFS owners wreck tanks that way all the time, "we were only gonna move it a few feet" they say. Not that lfs guys are dumb, but they have a much greater occurence of having to move one.

 

[gasman4433]

Originally Posted by xDave
Yeah just enough to keep it wet, not at all sloshy. The wet sand actually helps keep the bottom seams stable. LFS owners wreck tanks that way all the time, "we were only gonna move it a few feet" they say. Not that lfs guys are dumb, but they have a much greater occurence of having to move one.
Thanks for the info.You have been a big help.

 

[xdave]

Almost forgot, if you can, spin it around on the stand to get your hands under it. Most damage occurs when you try to lean it.