Question about moving

[indecloudzua]

Hey folks. Just bought a house and moving about 10 min away. Have to move my 45gal jbj rimless and it has around 30 lbs of sand in it. I've never moved a rimless with sand and wonder if it will be feasible or not. Any advice?

 

[rdnelson]

If it were me, I would not move it with anything in it whatsoever. Too much chance of something going wrong. Besides, that would be a great time to chuck the old sand and start with nice new clean sand. I would go with dry new sand because the rock should have enough bacteria to avoid a cycle if you keep it wet during the move.

 

[jennm]

What Rich said. Ditch the old sand. We always used new live sand, not necessarily for the 'live' factor, but rather, for the pre-washed and already moist factor - less fuss, muss and clouding.

The tank should be completely empty when moved, so as not to risk the structural integrity of the tank.

Jenn

 

[indecloudzua]

Ok..I'll get some new sand! Thanks

 

[snowmansnow]

Sounds like a GREAT time to get new substrate !!


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[hiimsean]

Or nix the substrate

 

[indecloudzua]

It's only 9 months old..lol..but I'll save it for another tank..

Barebottoms aren't my style for my dt..if it was a frag tank def.