Moving in 2 mos. and want to upgrade to a larger tank simultaneously

[JLAudio]

Ok, Im moving in august and currently have a 110 x-high reef tank, I would like to move the live stock and upgrade to a 150 or 180 (somethin 6 feet long perferably bigger than 125). Most of my equipment will be able to handle more gallons, but will need some upgraded equipment.

I would like to keep fish in a rubbermaid, 50 gallons or so (I have 8 fish, 2 shrimp, a bunch of corals. I would like to keep my new larger tank empty of fish for 4-6 weeks so I can ensure a good start, ich and disease free! This would also gove me time to set up and up grade any equipment.

What should I do with corals and inverts? Should I put them in main tank immediately or get a seperate 50 gallin tub for them and just put rock and sand for a while

Any thoughts, suggestions, THANKS!

 

[meschaefer]

personally, I would move everything immediately into the new tank unless you have a specific problem that your worried about. You mentioned ich, have you had an outbreak recently?

 

[JLAudio]

no outbreak at all. Just I periodically notice ich on new fish in the tank, even after they are QT'd. And I know Ive had a few of my tangs in the past with some ich, none fatally but i just want a great new start and was wondering if it was necessary. I currently have a goldrim tang in my tank with a little ich. He was QT's for 2 weeks but after an avalanche of rocks it showed up. Just was wondering if this might be the better idea

 

[meschaefer]

If you have a current outbreak of ich, it might not be a bad idea.

 

[PalmTree]

I did what you are planning to do. I moved all my rock and livestock into rubbermaid tubes for a good 6 weeks before my system was up and running. I wish I had the option of just dumping everything into a new setup that was wating for me like matt said.

 

[Sean]

It's always better to have a home waiting for your fish instead of transferring them several times causing unnecessary stress. Since you have two months I would suggest setting up the new tank even If you don't have all the equipment on it.