Moving a mature tank
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Topic: Moving a mature tank
Posted By: CHAOS
Subject: Moving a mature tank
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 12:24pm
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Please share your wisdom to prevent my emergency. I'm about to move an established tank, since a 90g weighs over 1200lbs I'm not going to try to do it full.What do I need to do to keep the coral and everything (clam) alive? I will not move it full of water. I will rinse the sand before putting it back in travel time by car is less than 30 min. thanks in advance (if you have been following my posts, you may be starting to understand my screen name)
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Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 1:03pm
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Your 90 is up and running already? Or you're wanting to transfer your other tank to the 90? ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: 1stupidpunk
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 1:05pm
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-Put all fish in buckets filled with tank water. -Put all the corals/LR into a Rubbermaid tote (brute totes are super strong) add enough water to just cover them but still be able to lift the tote.... -All the sand into buckets/totes... no need to cover with water as you will need to rinse this.... and rinse, and rinse, and then repeat.... seriously lots of rinsing until the rinse water is crystal clear. Keep a few cups of unrinsed sand to reseed(unless you have another tank you can steal some from) -Break down the stand/tank/equipment -Move everything.... a 30min move wont req anything special to keep everything alive, just don't park the car with the windows up in direct sunlight for extended periods or put buckets directly in front of your vents with AC on full blast. -Bring all the buckets/totes in first, then move tank/stand/equip. Get your tank/stand level before placing anything inside. -Set everything up. Even if you keep as much water as possible you will want to have some extra brewed up ready to go, somehow even taking as much water as was in the tank wont be enough to fill it back up. |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 2:09pm
buying a mature 90, moving it to my house
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AcroNem wrote:Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 2:11pm
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New issue; Is there anyone who can help me break down the tank and help load it in my SUV in Pleasant Grove @ 3:30 today?
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Posted By: -TYR-
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 3:34pm
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Ive moved my 150 gallon across states a few times if you come get me i would be willing to help ------------- Blub Blub |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 3:45pm
pm sent, call me |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 3:50pm
| sorry TYR to far |
Posted By: ctreeftank
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 4:05pm
| I am In Orem and can help |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 4:13pm
I'm already here, call or text me and I'll give you the address |
Posted By: ctreeftank
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 4:14pm
| I don't have a car or a way to get up their |
Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 4:34pm
| Text me and ill see if I can get you a ride here |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 20 2015 at 7:16pm
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Some of the most comprehensive discussions we have ever had about moving tanks is in the Reefkeeping Tips. I have copied them here for your convenience: Moving the tank (read entire thread): http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44914" rel="nofollow - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=44914 Moving LS without causing another pollution cycle: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43038" rel="nofollow - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=43038 Moving LR without causing another pollution cycle: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42140" rel="nofollow - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=42140 Aloha, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: CHAOS
Date Posted: March 22 2015 at 2:09am
 Victory!? Next e thread: I couldn't follow instructions closely enough, please help everything not die.  Thanks for all the help 
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