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Well everyone the time is soon approching that i will be moving my tank and all its inhabitants 8 hours to Arlington, from just outside kansas city. But anyway i was just looking for some advice. Oh ya i am going from a 75 to a 60 cube so it will be a brand new tank. Thanks
 
have you read marcs how to on that?

http://www.melevsreef.com/moving_a_tank.html

the key is just to have everything as prepared as possible so critters are not in containers any longer than they have to be. have some ro water, containers, and all the normal goods on hand. thermometers and hydrometers to make sure the basics of the water chemistry is covered.
 
ya i have studied his article there. I am just worried about the fish and coral dying. But i guess it can all be replaced right.
 
@LowDime wrote:
ya i have studied his article there. I am just worried about the fish and coral dying. But i guess it can all be replaced right. said:
Hi,

You always have the option of selling all your corals and livestock. You may find it easier to just keep/move the equipment, LR and and few cups of your LS for reseeding. I would keep the LR and LS(if you keep it all) seperate and each container should have a pump for circulation, and possibly a heater(not sure of the Kansas weather).

Cheers,
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I did a 6 hour move of my 180gallon, and I didn't lose anything. Like someone said earlier, be prepared!

I kept all my fish/coral in foam boxes that they come shipped in. Since it was a long trip I did not bag them, but filled up the box itself. I attached a maxijet to each one with the airator hose. I closed the lid with the power cord and air hose sticking out for travel.

The weather was warm so I did not have to use a heater.

I then placed them in my back seat (stacked up) and plugged all of the cords into a power strip attached to an extension cord.

I would stop every hour or so and plug the extension cord in at gas stations, or anywhere else I could find. After several minutes of this I would get back on the road. This might have been overkill, but I had a lot of fish in a small area and I did not want them to deplete the O2.

I had 3 50 gallon trash cans full of live rock and tank water in the back of my truck I would plug in every now and then as well.

If you have sensitive coral you can cut some foam in a square a little wider than the coral itself. Then secure the coral to the foam with a rubber band and hang it upside down. Then place it in water deep enough to not drag and it will be pretty safe for the move.

Some of this is probably covered in the thread, but I did not have a chance to read it.

Good luck!!
 
@LowDime wrote:
ya i have studied his article there. I am just worried about the fish and coral dying. But i guess it can all be replaced right. said:
Nice way to care about your livestock there (hopefully you were joking)!

Honestly i would sell as many of the corals as you can and keep only the fish you really love. It's not that it can't be done but the chances of total success are real small. Most lose at least some coral. Please do it right if you do take it. Powerheads, heaters, etc are essential unless you can bag with some oxygen.
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ya i have thought about that. I figure that i will bag up all my coral and just let the fish swin in the barrel they will be in.
 
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