Moving my Tank 5 ft. away. How?

jun_celis · 02/01/2006, 08:59 PM

I need to move my my 75 gal tank 5 ft sideways because of some construction going on in my house... how do it do it? Do we have a step by step process?

snorulz · 02/01/2006, 09:02 PM

empty it until it can be picked up and moved
thats the only way i know how to

Gobie · 02/01/2006, 09:03 PM

I hate to say it but you have to drain it and move it. This is the safest way to do it. DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t pick up the tank with any water in it. The glass canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t take the stress and it will brake and you will get cut bad.

poppin_fresh · 02/01/2006, 09:05 PM

I hate to tell you, but the "safe way" to move it is to drain it.

Get some good clean containers and transfer live stock and water. You might not need to drain it all, just get it light enough to slide, but lifting a tank with weight in it is very bad for the seams.

poppin_fresh · 02/01/2006, 09:06 PM

Crap...gobie beat me. Almost word for word!

jun_celis · 02/01/2006, 09:28 PM

I should create new batch of saltwater(same temp of course) in those containers and move the LR, corals, and then fish. Then drain the tankwater in another container. Then move the tank, right? Then put the old water back, LR, corals, fish? Am I missing something?

JohnS_323 · 02/01/2006, 09:42 PM

I would have the new batch of salt water ready, but move all of the livestock and rock into other containers with their current water. Then lower the water down as low as possible and move it as recommended above. Also, depending on the type of floor it's sitting on, you may be able to use some of those "miracle movers" that they seel in the depot. I've had a lot of luck moving a full 150g rubbermaid sump with them. I pried up each corner and slipped it underneath. It moved quite easily. You may be able to do something similar. With it being a glass tank, though, lower the water so that there's no chance of stressing the glass or the seals.

After you move the tank and reload your livestock and water, use the batch of new water you made up to do a water change.

JMO, and HTH.

jun_celis · 02/01/2006, 10:40 PM

When I put the livestock back in the tank, should I reacclimate them... like snals, fish, etc.?

bassnman11 · 02/01/2006, 11:27 PM

Remove 1/2 of your water to the containers for your rock and livestock, then drain the rest of the water into clean containers. Move the tank and pump the water you saved back into the tank. Replace rock and livestock and most of the water they were in. Top off with fresh as necessary.

poppin_fresh · 02/02/2006, 10:40 AM

Since they wont be out of the tank that long, they should be able to go right back in.

TANGBOY5000 · 02/02/2006, 11:29 AM

Whether you're moving that tank 5ft. or 5 miles the procedure is the same. Just look at it as a great time to do some tank maintenance and rearranging.

02/01/2006, 08:59 PM	#1
jun_celis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 1,487	Moving my Tank 5 ft. away. How? I need to move my my 75 gal tank 5 ft sideways because of some construction going on in my house... how do it do it? Do we have a step by step process?

02/01/2006, 09:02 PM	#2
snorulz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: WI Posts: 234	empty it until it can be picked up and moved thats the only way i know how to __________________ Advice by the great Tim Wilson:When thereï¿½s guns in the house one better be yours. Donï¿½t be naked next to any fishing lures. Never fry bacon without a shirt on. Never trust a hitchhiker to babysit. Current Tank Info: 55 gal. FOWLR refugium, remora pro w/mag5, 40 gallon turtle tank

02/01/2006, 09:05 PM	#4
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	I hate to tell you, but the "safe way" to move it is to drain it. Get some good clean containers and transfer live stock and water. You might not need to drain it all, just get it light enough to slide, but lifting a tank with weight in it is very bad for the seams. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

02/01/2006, 09:06 PM	#5
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	Crap...gobie beat me. Almost word for word! __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

02/01/2006, 09:42 PM	#7
JohnS_323 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jackson, NJ Posts: 513	I would have the new batch of salt water ready, but move all of the livestock and rock into other containers with their current water. Then lower the water down as low as possible and move it as recommended above. Also, depending on the type of floor it's sitting on, you may be able to use some of those "miracle movers" that they seel in the depot. I've had a lot of luck moving a full 150g rubbermaid sump with them. I pried up each corner and slipped it underneath. It moved quite easily. You may be able to do something similar. With it being a glass tank, though, lower the water so that there's no chance of stressing the glass or the seals. After you move the tank and reload your livestock and water, use the batch of new water you made up to do a water change. JMO, and HTH. __________________ I'm too tired to think up a whitty a signature . . . Current Tank Info: 180g RR Display

02/01/2006, 09:03 PM	#3
Gobie Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 668	I hate to say it but you have to drain it and move it. This is the safest way to do it. DonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t pick up the tank with any water in it. The glass canÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t take the stress and it will brake and you will get cut bad.

02/01/2006, 09:28 PM	#6
jun_celis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 1,487	I should create new batch of saltwater(same temp of course) in those containers and move the LR, corals, and then fish. Then drain the tankwater in another container. Then move the tank, right? Then put the old water back, LR, corals, fish? Am I missing something?

02/01/2006, 10:40 PM	#8
jun_celis Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 1,487	When I put the livestock back in the tank, should I reacclimate them... like snals, fish, etc.?

02/01/2006, 11:27 PM	#9
bassnman11 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Corona Ca. Posts: 674	Remove 1/2 of your water to the containers for your rock and livestock, then drain the rest of the water into clean containers. Move the tank and pump the water you saved back into the tank. Replace rock and livestock and most of the water they were in. Top off with fresh as necessary.

02/02/2006, 10:40 AM	#10
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	Since they wont be out of the tank that long, they should be able to go right back in. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

02/02/2006, 11:29 AM	#11
TANGBOY5000 Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 2,130	Whether you're moving that tank 5ft. or 5 miles the procedure is the same. Just look at it as a great time to do some tank maintenance and rearranging.