Moving a Tank - tell me your experience

[cameron]

We moved from Macon to Alpharetta and didn't run a single air stone. Fish, corals and snails are routinely shipped overnight in a bag without additional air. A few hours won't hurt them.

 

[linda lee]

Cameron;53220 wrote: Fishy from itsfishybusiness helped me move a 90 gallon from Macon to Alpharetta for a great price. I would hire him again just for the extra helping hand and he brings everything you need as well as doing most of the work.

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[jesspete]

I'm reviving this thread because I was looking for moving tips. We'll be moving our 90G here sometime shortly. Currently debating tossing sand vs. keeping sand. With all our established live rock and water, and all the yummy stuff in the sump, probably don't need to keep any sand, do we?

 

[ralph atl]

nope

 

[markl]

dawgdude;437850 wrote: Sand is the biggest thing that can cause a cycle when moving a tank. I simply ran my tank bare bottom for a while, rinsed the sand REALLY well and added the clean sand back a few cups at a time over a month.

I did the same thing last year.

 

[jesspete]

Good deal. Been setup a couple of years now. I'm already disgusted at what I'll find under the rocks.

 

[jesspete]

Gotcha. I'm sure we'll have bagged up most of the coral first. I worry about finding all the fish after pulling the rock, but we'll have good water waiting for them.

 

[jesspete]

Planning on it. Looking for a place in Locust Grove now.

 

[jesspete]

too far from free babysitting, but otherwise, I'd think about it!