moving question

[joselastra]

Hey guys, I have a question about moving a tank. Id lie to move my tank from the 1st floor to the basement, I have a 55g w/ about 80lbs. LR and 50-75lbs LS. I have some soft corals, thats about it, nothing to crazy as well as a starry blenny and a wrasse. Ive read that the biggest iller in moves is disturbing the sand, sshould i just replace all the sand? What would be the best route for me to go? Thanks

 

[Bob 1000]

Replace the sand.. If you don't want phosphate soup.. I've moved a lot of tanks with sand with no ill effects, this way.. If you leave it or resuse it remember rinsing doesn't bring phosphates down GFO, and strontium nitrate does..

 

[albano]

assuming this is a same day move... you will want to rinse the sand (in your old salt water, you'll want to do a partial water change anyway) to remove as much dust as possible. I would, and have many times, reused old sand. If you do decide to replace the sand, you still should use some of the old sand to seed the new.

 

[juiceguy]

i just did the same thing from my 150. i removed everything till i had about a third of the tank filled, then proceeded on removing the sand bed rinsing it as i removed it with the tank water. when i was done adding it into the new tank, i added a new layer of sand to keep the old sand from releasing any bacteria/nutrients into the water column.