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Unread 10/24/2012, 06:26 PM   #1
timkatz71
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Tank move advice

I need to move tank about 10 feet, because of the height (31") of the tank of itself I'm afraid of trying to just muscle it. I did a foam build and wish not to try to rip off all of the coral to move.

My biggest question is how long can corals, mostly softies be out of water if not in direct heat/ light... can I mist with a spray bottle to keep moist temporarily my guess is it would take about 30-45 min for the upper most corals from drain to refill...

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Unread 10/24/2012, 06:29 PM   #2
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in wild in low tides corals are exposed to no water full sun for hours.
in ur case just drain the water and move the tank and refill it. if you have some corals like hammer head or frogspawn touch them slightly so they retract otherwise they will tear up when water is lowered.


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Unread 10/24/2012, 06:37 PM   #3
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I do, thank you for the advise, that makes me a lot more comfortable with the move.


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