Moving advice??!!

hemineglect · 07/07/2008, 09:42 AM

I'm moving at the end of the month. I've had to move the tank a couple of times previously (within 1 hr drive) and both times have resulted in disaster. Most of my coral and clams have perished. I'm moving farther away and I will have to move at least twice in 3 months time. Does anyone have any advice on moving long distances?

areze · 07/07/2008, 09:44 AM

get trashcans and other containers to hold water, rock, and fish.

get battery powered air pumps also for the ride.

hemineglect · 07/07/2008, 10:05 AM

do you think i'll need to buy a new tank to set up prior to moving the live stuff? is it possible to put the stuff in containers, then drive up, and set up the tank? do you think the live stuff could withstand 24h in containers (provided that they are the appropriate temp)?

areze · 07/07/2008, 10:10 AM

they should be fine. your trouble is in liferocks that have corals on them. DSB is also a potential problem.

borderreef · 07/07/2008, 10:21 AM

Are you going to be able to move everything in one trip?

hemineglect · 07/07/2008, 10:27 AM

i doubt it.

areze · 07/07/2008, 10:29 AM

that is a problem...

how much do you have? might want to part with your livestock/coral if you can. get it going again in 3 months when your settled.

dmilne85 · 07/07/2008, 11:14 AM

it sounds like your best option is to sell off your livestock and like areze said, get it going once your settled. Everytime ive moved my tank i dump my old sand out and start out with a new sand bed, and i was successfull with that, never lost a coral. only lost a blue chromis due to swimming into a piece of liverock and never coming back..

Newreeflady · 07/07/2008, 11:32 AM

I just moved across the country. I lost a couple of sps, but clams & fish lived.

I converted a cooler into a portable aquarium. I ran a heater, airstone & powerhead off an inverter. I used marine buffer to keep the pH, and Amquel for ammonia. I brought DI for top off. I tested ammonia, pH & salinity twice a day.

The move was 3 days.

Best,
Angela

07/07/2008, 09:42 AM	#1
hemineglect Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Linden, NJ Posts: 9	Moving advice??!! I'm moving at the end of the month. I've had to move the tank a couple of times previously (within 1 hr drive) and both times have resulted in disaster. Most of my coral and clams have perished. I'm moving farther away and I will have to move at least twice in 3 months time. Does anyone have any advice on moving long distances?

07/07/2008, 09:44 AM	#2
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	get trashcans and other containers to hold water, rock, and fish. get battery powered air pumps also for the ride. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/07/2008, 10:10 AM	#4
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	they should be fine. your trouble is in liferocks that have corals on them. DSB is also a potential problem. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/07/2008, 10:21 AM	#5
borderreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: east brookfield, ma Posts: 572	Are you going to be able to move everything in one trip? __________________ There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. Calvin and Hobbs Current Tank Info: 40b mixed reef with 20g sump. Mg 9.5 return pump running GFO and GAC. Reef Octopus DNW-150 protein skimmer. DIY stand and canopy with 2x 250w MH and 4x 39w vho t5s. Reefkeeper elite controller.

07/07/2008, 10:29 AM	#7
areze Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,048	that is a problem... how much do you have? might want to part with your livestock/coral if you can. get it going again in 3 months when your settled. __________________ current tanks:240g of wallet draining capacity.

07/07/2008, 10:05 AM	#3
hemineglect Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Linden, NJ Posts: 9	do you think i'll need to buy a new tank to set up prior to moving the live stuff? is it possible to put the stuff in containers, then drive up, and set up the tank? do you think the live stuff could withstand 24h in containers (provided that they are the appropriate temp)?

07/07/2008, 10:27 AM	#6
hemineglect Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Linden, NJ Posts: 9	i doubt it.

07/07/2008, 11:14 AM	#8
dmilne85 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Arizona, now in Pittsburgh :0( Posts: 602	it sounds like your best option is to sell off your livestock and like areze said, get it going once your settled. Everytime ive moved my tank i dump my old sand out and start out with a new sand bed, and i was successfull with that, never lost a coral. only lost a blue chromis due to swimming into a piece of liverock and never coming back..

07/07/2008, 11:32 AM	#9
Newreeflady Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4,840	I just moved across the country. I lost a couple of sps, but clams & fish lived. I converted a cooler into a portable aquarium. I ran a heater, airstone & powerhead off an inverter. I used marine buffer to keep the pH, and Amquel for ammonia. I brought DI for top off. I tested ammonia, pH & salinity twice a day. The move was 3 days. Best, Angela __________________ A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor’s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. “It’s overfull! No more will go in!” the professor blurted. “You are like this cup,” the master replied, “How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.” Current Tank Info: 56g, 20g.