Re-locating Tank

zhewitt04 · 07/25/2011, 08:08 PM

I have a 150 i am moving into a stock tank in the garage. I am refinishing my hardwood floors and it has to move. I have gave away all fish and coral minus stuff attached to the live rock (exnia and gsp). I am jsut curious the best way to do this since i am going to have to disturb my sand bed. Just looking for some advise and guidence. Also... Thanks

reefcleaners · 07/25/2011, 08:10 PM

move the rocks into buckets, and discard the sand and get a new sand bed. discard all the water and start with a new batch. Add sand first, then pour water over a bucket lid (to reduce coudiness) over the sand. Add your rock back in again, and then wait for the tank to settle before restocking. Good luck with the move!

zhewitt04 · 07/25/2011, 08:16 PM

Ok so just through the rock in the stock tank. Get rid of the sand and buy a new sand bed when I start the tank back up?

FutureBoyGenius · 07/25/2011, 09:26 PM

I have moved a similar tank before. I have never heard of discarding all of the water and sand, can you please elaborate on the reasoning? I can understand discarding the sand because of hidden detritus causing a cycle, but why all of the water too?

zhewitt04 · 07/25/2011, 11:00 PM

I didn't catch that part. I assumed i wanted to keep the water. Please elaborate reefcleaner!
Thanks

SecretiveFish · 07/26/2011, 08:18 AM

If I was needing to move that tank, I would probably try to keep 75% of the water, clean out the sand as best as possible, and move the tank putting most of the old sand back in with some new sand. Maybe if you have a DSB you need to boil the old sand or something to kill off the bacteria?

No matter what you do even if you replace the sand, I think you will cause a mini-cycle.

zhewitt04 · 07/27/2011, 09:30 PM

I agree a mini cycle will happen but i am not worried since there will be no real coral in there except GSP and Exnia. That stuff is bulletproof anyways.

07/25/2011, 08:08 PM	#1
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Re-locating Tank I have a 150 i am moving into a stock tank in the garage. I am refinishing my hardwood floors and it has to move. I have gave away all fish and coral minus stuff attached to the live rock (exnia and gsp). I am jsut curious the best way to do this since i am going to have to disturb my sand bed. Just looking for some advise and guidence. Also... Thanks

07/25/2011, 09:26 PM	#4
FutureBoyGenius Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 354	I have moved a similar tank before. I have never heard of discarding all of the water and sand, can you please elaborate on the reasoning? I can understand discarding the sand because of hidden detritus causing a cycle, but why all of the water too? __________________ ~Addicted to Salt~ Current Tank Info: Planning my next build

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07/25/2011, 08:10 PM	#2
reefcleaners .Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 87	move the rocks into buckets, and discard the sand and get a new sand bed. discard all the water and start with a new batch. Add sand first, then pour water over a bucket lid (to reduce coudiness) over the sand. Add your rock back in again, and then wait for the tank to settle before restocking. Good luck with the move!

07/25/2011, 08:16 PM	#3
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	Ok so just through the rock in the stock tank. Get rid of the sand and buy a new sand bed when I start the tank back up?

07/25/2011, 11:00 PM	#5
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	I didn't catch that part. I assumed i wanted to keep the water. Please elaborate reefcleaner! Thanks

07/26/2011, 08:18 AM	#6
SecretiveFish Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW Posts: 713	If I was needing to move that tank, I would probably try to keep 75% of the water, clean out the sand as best as possible, and move the tank putting most of the old sand back in with some new sand. Maybe if you have a DSB you need to boil the old sand or something to kill off the bacteria? No matter what you do even if you replace the sand, I think you will cause a mini-cycle.

07/27/2011, 09:30 PM	#7
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	I agree a mini cycle will happen but i am not worried since there will be no real coral in there except GSP and Exnia. That stuff is bulletproof anyways.