Advice on moving an aquarium

JTheed · 08/29/2008, 09:54 AM

Other than "try not to."

At the moment it is rock and some snails only. Not having fish ought to make it easier.

Also, anyone have advice on how i can hook an RO unit up to either a facet or a shower-head-screw-thingy? The place I'm moving really doesn't have any accessible large hose-style facet outlets.

75pxatr · 08/30/2008, 05:56 AM

Actually if done right not a big threat to your livestock. I tore down a 75 gallon soft coral tank with fish and live rock and moved it to another city all in one day with 0 loss in the winter.

Use coolers for the fish and live rock. Leave the substrate in the tank with a little water. make plenty of new water but use 50% of old.

yellowsubmarine · 08/30/2008, 06:09 AM

this may seem obvious but take the time to make sure it's level before and after being filled in it's new spot,also the more 5 gallon buckets you have the easier it will be

nattarbox · 08/30/2008, 09:12 AM

And don't forget lids for those buckets.

My move this summer went fairly well. I lost a few small SPS frags afterwards, but they were somewhat stressed before the move anyway.

What took me by surprise was how much of a hit the microfauna in the tank took. It was crawling with copepods and everything else before the move, and after the tank is bare. Now, roughly 6 weeks after the move, I've just started to see signs of them coming back. Hopefully it returns to the healthy microscopic circus it was before my move.

LobsterOfJustice · 08/30/2008, 10:16 AM

As far as the RODI hookup - can you tee the coldwater input to your washing machine and hook up there? That's what I have always done.

08/29/2008, 09:54 AM	#1
JTheed Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 34	Advice on moving an aquarium Other than "try not to." At the moment it is rock and some snails only. Not having fish ought to make it easier. Also, anyone have advice on how i can hook an RO unit up to either a facet or a shower-head-screw-thingy? The place I'm moving really doesn't have any accessible large hose-style facet outlets.

08/30/2008, 06:09 AM	#3
yellowsubmarine Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New England Posts: 36	this may seem obvious but take the time to make sure it's level before and after being filled in it's new spot,also the more 5 gallon buckets you have the easier it will be __________________ David Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef

08/30/2008, 10:16 AM	#5
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	As far as the RODI hookup - can you tee the coldwater input to your washing machine and hook up there? That's what I have always done. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

08/30/2008, 05:56 AM	#2
75pxatr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poland OHio Posts: 567	Actually if done right not a big threat to your livestock. I tore down a 75 gallon soft coral tank with fish and live rock and moved it to another city all in one day with 0 loss in the winter. Use coolers for the fish and live rock. Leave the substrate in the tank with a little water. make plenty of new water but use 50% of old.

08/30/2008, 09:12 AM	#4
nattarbox Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 431	And don't forget lids for those buckets. My move this summer went fairly well. I lost a few small SPS frags afterwards, but they were somewhat stressed before the move anyway. What took me by surprise was how much of a hit the microfauna in the tank took. It was crawling with copepods and everything else before the move, and after the tank is bare. Now, roughly 6 weeks after the move, I've just started to see signs of them coming back. Hopefully it returns to the healthy microscopic circus it was before my move.