Question about relocating tank in house

[erionracer]

I'm need to relocate my 90gal in my house so that i can get my 220gal setup and going...My question is when I add the water back into the 90gal tank its going to create cloudy water; so would it be harmful to put the fish back in the tank before the water clears up. The reason i asked this question is because I don't have a another tank large enough to house them in until the water clears up. :thinking:

 

[heddy]

i had to move my 55 gal tank 20 ft across the room for remodeling and then move it back 2 weeks later. it sucked. but i did not have a problem with cloudy water. i did not just pour the water back in, i pumped it and used a small bucket (so it didnt kick up as much sand)
with all of the live rock etc in the tank, it really didnt kick up much sand at all. i also left my fishies in there during the move (removed all of the live rock) and left about 2-3 inches of water. i got some of those moving men pad things and slipped them under the tank and very very very slowly pushed the tank across the room.
let me know if you have any other questions or anything!
good luck with the move!

 

[ukcats]

Yes there will be some cloudiness. If you keep your fish in a bucket or rubbermaid container for a few hours then reacclimate them to the tank you should be fine. If you have sand it will be worse.
Maybe try placing a bag over the sand and pouring the water on the bag so as not to kick up as much sand. Good luck!

 

[poniegirl]

Use a bowl or bucket in the bottom of the tank to pour the water back into. If you do this with patience, you shouldn't have a great deal of cloudiness. I just did something similar and it went very well.
(Please don't move your tank with any water still in it, one wrong flex and you have heartbreak!)

 

[lpuzon]

Originally Posted by heddy
i had to move my 55 gal tank 20 ft across the room for remodeling and then move it back 2 weeks later. it sucked. but i did not have a problem with cloudy water. i did not just pour the water back in, i pumped it and used a small bucket (so it didnt kick up as much sand)
with all of the live rock etc in the tank, it really didnt kick up much sand at all. i also left my fishies in there during the move (removed all of the live rock) and left about 2-3 inches of water. i got some of those moving men pad things and slipped them under the tank and very very very slowly pushed the tank across the room.
let me know if you have any other questions or anything!
good luck with the move!
hi! u said anything about pads? would any kind of plywood work? how did u slipped them underneath the tank?

 

[ukcats]

Originally Posted by lpuzon
hi! u said anything about pads? would any kind of plywood work? how did u slipped them underneath the tank?

I moved my 65 with the stand to minimize the torque on the tank. Kinda heavy but in the long run much safer.

 

[tjake68]

i have moved my 5 tanks several times they range from 10 gal to 125 i take a plastic cover from a rubbermaid box or a bucket cover lay it on top of the sand and pour the water on the cover it will reduce the sand from kicking up and clouding also try to put water back with a smaller bucket when you pour it in try to let the water hit your hand so it doesnt comedown so strong after you can put fish in the cloudiness wont affect fish also test your levels to make sure there good good luck

 

[heddy]

they were white disc shaped things that i bought at homedepot.... just lifted the stand about an inch and slipped the things under and pushed the stand (not the glass) very very slowly across the room..... SLOWLY. i did this twice and had no problems whatsoever. PIA, but no problems.