Moving tank

dockery07

dockery07

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Hello,
I am getting a new tank which is already up and running with a ton of coral and 125 lbs of live rock. How should I try to get this coral home with the least amout of die off.
Next question. My husband is building me a 125 with a built in skimmer and filter, just a ton of lights. I am going to be draining 2 30 gallon tanks into this new on and then addind new water on top of it. I also have more live rock and live sand that are currently in these two tanks. How long should it take to cycle? I don't want to move too quickly.
Thanks for allowing me to pick your brain.
 
rickt4du

rickt4du

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Depends on how far and long a move it is.
2 months ago I helped swap a 40 gal to a 125..moved everything over except the sand. Tank is fine...lost nothing...never recorded an ammonia spike...did have a diatom bloom but that was all.
 
uel

uel

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I have moved three times in the same city with my tank. Each time we emptied everything into buckets, moved the tank and put everything back in the tank. I never lost a thing. We also did a 50% water change each time. The fish and corals were never out of the tank for more than an hour.
 
dockery07

dockery07

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This move is in town all though I am on one side of Ft. Worth and the tank is on the other. It should all be done in about 3 hours. If I put the water back in should I do at water change at the same time? Or wait until the next day? The fish are going to ride in a 5 gallon bucket and I think I am going to put the corals into an ice chest. What should I put the sand in?
 
andymi

andymi

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I have done moves in the past as well. I would suggest going to buy a couple of 18 or so gallon rubber maid containers. Put live rock and water in one, fish and water with another (aerate and heat), and other items in the other container. Once you get everything moved, you still have the water in there, the fish and such and the sand. You can then put everything back into the tank. Not to mention when you are done moving you have a few nice containers to use for storing extra equipment, test kits, or even use one to mix up your new batch of water for the 125 gallon when you do water changes. I have had to move my tank 2 times and using this method I never lost a fish, and one time I had everything in rubbermaid containers on my kitchen floor for 2 days with a heater and some current.
--Andy
 
dockery07

dockery07

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Thanks for the advice. I think this is what we are going to have to do. Did you put the lid on the containers during transit? How did you keep everything from banging around? I am worried about the corals.
Thanks for the help, tomorrow is the big move!
 
ramey70

ramey70

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Dockery07
I live over on Hulen Street right by the mall. I usually go to Fish Paradise on Alta Mesa and Aquarium Fish over at Ridgemar. I haven't been too happy with the selection and being that I'm new to the hobby I was wondering if there were any places better to go. Do you have any suggestions?
 
dockery07

dockery07

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Hello, I don't know if we can talk about this or not. Email me at dockey07@yahoo.com and I'll give you some more places.
Tracey
 
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