Thank you all for the comments. The move is not until April (we're building the house) so there is time to plan this out (or more realistically, there is time to second-guess myself a LOT... :redface: )

The tanks, and their ultimate fate, are definitely a source of .. ah ... "interesting topics of debate" in my household as the weeks go on. :rolleyes:

There are definitely some things I really am very sentimentally attached to (fish, anemone[s]). But in all I think there probably really is too much to try and move without seriously testing the limits of friendships. So I guess in the next little while I will probably have to make some decisions...

Even if I tore-down the SPS tank though, and put the fish into the ritteri tank (even temporarily) I don't think I can put two Zebrasoma's (desjardini and a flavecens) into one 72g tank ... :sad: don't know how I'll work that issue yet. Maybe one will have to be babysat somewhere else for a few weeks. Would sure hate having to impose upon the fish though the ordeal of being caught more than once... :neutral:

I do appreciate all the comments though. Knowing that others have gone through this or are considering it themselves is somehow a little reassuring. I'm pretty sure any move will be nightmarish but as long as the nightmare can be manageable .......

PS. Thanks for the offer, Jonathan! It's a pretty safe bet I'll be hitting you up for that favour... :biggrin:

Hey Tony ... I can also offer some coral/fish sitting services as well ... I will have some more space available tied into my existing system ( when we drill that hole in the sump :wink: ) ... I will chat with you about it long before you have to decide what to do.

Cheers

Thank you Steve! We'll be in touch... :biggrin:

If coral/fish conflicts happen with other tanks Tony, I've got my 204g for corals and 180g sump for fish that you can use also. I've found that I can partition my sump with eggcrate to temporarily separate trouble makers.

Mitch

If it were me, i would jump at the op to get a bigger tank!, but thats just me. if you do upgrade, any idea on size?

Go big Tony, go very big. Like 8x3x3 - that would be 540 gallons! Or a 6x6x2, which would also be 540... what a sweet tank, could go right in the middle of the basement or something. :mrgreen:

you have to atleast double the biggest cowtown tank (is that Jon ?!?!) :mrgreen:

What a perfect time to build a monster in wall dream tank! Might as well build your house around the mother of all reef tanks :razz:

Hi Tony,

Firstly, if you need volunteer help I would be more than willing (Maybe the wife as well), we are looking into plumbing set ups and want to learn more anyway!

Secondly, we have moved our tank twice now, once from California all the way to Whistler. Try stopping off at a pet store each day for O2, and doing baggy water changes from stored water in a hotel room! Still, we only lost one fish in the move. Like someone else mentioned, we used movers for everything but the tank which allowed us time to figure it out. by the same token, we also only have a 60gal uniquarium so truthfully there was no plumbing to set up since the sump/fuge are built into the tank. I think that with some planning and the opportunity to do the move over a couple of days you should be fine. Worse comes to worse, couldn't you plug the holes, set up tank only and then install the plumbing? Not sure on that one.

Help is here once you figure out how you want to proceed!

Best,

Rob

Wow, Rob...that is quite the accomplishment :cool: Fish on yah !