moving 5 hours

jba6511 · 04/15/2008, 02:49 PM

I will be moving my 29 gallon biocube complete with corals and livestock soon. It is about a 5 hour drive and I am looking for advice on the best way to move everything. My main concern is keeping the fish and corals warm enough during the move. I plan to bag all corals and fish individually and set into a cooler. All the water will be placed into 5 gallons containers and transported as well. Once I get to the new location, the tank will be filled and the live rock added back. The corals and livestock will be floated and then put back in. Since the same water will be used, I do not think I will need to drip acclimate. Does this sound ok? Will the temps drop to low during a five hour drive? I mainly have softies and a few sps for corals. 2 clowns and various inverts for livestock. Any suggestions?

kzickovich · 04/15/2008, 02:56 PM

you should aclimate them again it's not hard to do and it's being safe. Inverts are very sensitive to temp changes

Capt_Cully · 04/15/2008, 04:13 PM

don't forget to have heat packs in the cooler with the fish. don't let it contact the bags directly. Also I'd have a good amount of fresh mixed salt water. all that travel is sure to kick up some nasty stuff. once tank is set back up and aquascaped, I'd do a waterchange of significant %age 30-50%. Meantime put the fish into a holding tank of some sort (bucket, rubbermaid etc) with a heater. do this to cover your butt and I think you'll make it.

04/15/2008, 02:49 PM	#1
jba6511 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 55	moving 5 hours I will be moving my 29 gallon biocube complete with corals and livestock soon. It is about a 5 hour drive and I am looking for advice on the best way to move everything. My main concern is keeping the fish and corals warm enough during the move. I plan to bag all corals and fish individually and set into a cooler. All the water will be placed into 5 gallons containers and transported as well. Once I get to the new location, the tank will be filled and the live rock added back. The corals and livestock will be floated and then put back in. Since the same water will be used, I do not think I will need to drip acclimate. Does this sound ok? Will the temps drop to low during a five hour drive? I mainly have softies and a few sps for corals. 2 clowns and various inverts for livestock. Any suggestions?

04/15/2008, 02:56 PM	#2
kzickovich Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Zion Il Posts: 959	you should aclimate them again it's not hard to do and it's being safe. Inverts are very sensitive to temp changes __________________ Ken Current Tank Info: 90 Gal mixed reef 55 Gallon basement pump up Sump 25 Gal fuge 2 Mp40 DIY led light fixture Bubble King Mini 200 Gen2 skimmer BRS Duel reactor

04/15/2008, 04:13 PM	#3
Capt_Cully Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 13,574	don't forget to have heat packs in the cooler with the fish. don't let it contact the bags directly. Also I'd have a good amount of fresh mixed salt water. all that travel is sure to kick up some nasty stuff. once tank is set back up and aquascaped, I'd do a waterchange of significant %age 30-50%. Meantime put the fish into a holding tank of some sort (bucket, rubbermaid etc) with a heater. do this to cover your butt and I think you'll make it. __________________ People say cars are a bad investment. Those people don't have reef tanks. Current Tank Info: 120, Radion Gen 2 Pro x 2