Relocation proceedure 1 room move

[SnowManSnow]

moving tanks... from 37g reef in bedroom to 60g cube in living room. Plan on using existing LR and all the water I ca get out of the other tank for bacterial reasons.

Only 1 skimmer and 1 light.

Any problem with moving it all at once into the new tank? Sounds kinda risky doesn't it.

I could run my new tank for a few days with water it in, but I can't really skim it or run a light on it untill my inhabitants are in there.

Any ideas?

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[Anonymous]

How is the tank you are moving from set up? DSB? BB?

 

[SnowManSnow]

I dont go to one extream.. I've got probably 2 inches of "sand / crushed stuff" on the bottom of the 60 and bout 1 inche on the bottom of the 37.

Interesting that you mentioned sand bed... ive gone to a more coarse sand than my previous tank.. be interesting to see how it works out.

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[Anonymous]

If it were me. I would move the rock first. Then I would acclimate the fish and corals to the new tank water in the old tank. Once that was done I would move the fish and corals over. I would plan on leaving the last 25% (rough number for talking purposes) of the water in the old tank so as not to transfer the crud in the sand.

 

[Anonymous]

I agree with Wazzel. The only thing with doing that method is the the tank will probably cycle.
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[Anonymous]

Actually it should not if you have water in the new tank also. The move from tank to tank will not be bad. The only thing I can see it if you stir up the crud in the rocks and sand during the transfer.

In one of my houses I redid the floor and that is how I move the critters to the holding tank and back again. No noticable cycle.

 

[SnowManSnow]

As long as I use my LR and water from my old tank, im not sure why it would cycle at all. The bacteria should be in place to keep the cycle in place.

I guess thats what Ill have to do. I don't really have a choice

B

 

[Anonymous]

When is the move?

 

[SnowManSnow]

TONIGHT!
been making water all morning.

tonight is water and skimming. Tomorrow I'll test parameters and install lights and inhabitants.

feels like im really moving fast, but like posted, i really dont have a choice. besides i really dont see what can go wrong. im using same LR and a lot of the same water... new sand, and same lighting. the flow will be a little differnt, but thats about it.

wish me luck!

5-26-06

 

[jusreefin]

Just use as much water as you can from the old tank as well as all the LR. I would dump the sand bed and get a new one. If you try to re use it it may start a cycle and release all kinds of nutirents into the Water. Let it settle a couple of hours before adding your fish and corals! I have done this 3 times with VERY minimal loss!

 

[bleedingthought]

How are you going to do the flow again? I might have read it but can't seem to remember. I know you got a Tunze, right? CL also? Tossing the other PHs?

Good luck!

 

[SnowManSnow]

haha i never toss anything.

i have a Tunze 6000. I also have the return from the sump at 950g/h on one side. The overflow will also add some movement.

I think I'll have PLENTY of flow.

I'm keeping the powerheads for various projects along the way... need to make a pump for water changes from one i think.


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[bleedingthought]

So you're just going to have the two pointing at each other?

 

[Anonymous]

How'd it go Snowman?