Tank upgrade

[Googz]

I have had my 72 gallon bowfront up for about a year and have been wanting to upgrade to a 150+ for a while. My sump is rated for a 180 i believe and the only thing besides the tank i would upgrade is my skimmer. Could i do it without cycling? I dont have room for another tank so i would not be able to cycle the new one while the 72 is running. What would you recomend?

Btw i have a voiltan lion, a niger trigger, snowflake eel and a clean up crew.

 

[NYreefNoob]

you adding more rock or sand ? i did my tank switch over in 12 hr's, took everything out the night before switched sand over and ran a canister filter in new tank with about 8" of water cover old sand to clean it up yada yada, just make sure you have plenty of pre mixed water for switch over and that water is proper temp, btw ive done this 5 times and havent lost anything yet. knock on wood, have plenty of towels and containers

 

[Googz]

Thank you, sounds good now i just have to find the right tank!

 

[reefman]

it will still need to cycle, just probabaly not as long.

 

[NYreefNoob]

< has mainly sps, did get a little brown out, but didnt los enaything and switched the sand from old tank to new tank, and yes it will have a mini cycle, you have fish only ?

 

[Googz]

Ok, so i found a tank thats a really good price. It is a 155 bow front im getting for 350 tank and stand but its two hours away. I think it is well worth it, i am going to borrow my parents volvo i am worried about fit. If both the tank and stand dont fit in the car i was going to put the tank in and tie the stand to the roof im not sure what other things i can do. Any sugestions on how to transport it?

 

[D1J8Z]

find someone with a second truck or rent a truck or pay more to get something closer I do not think stand and tank are going to fir in any standard SUV/TRUCK ect...

 

[RaSooch]

I think the tank in the car and the stand on top will be fine. Just get an old blanket for the stand and possibly a tarp to wrap around the stand to prevnt damage from a bumpy ride and bad weather. Should be fine