Moving tank to tank-How to?

Nano · #1 12-15-2011, 08:32 PM

Hey guys, so many of you probably remember my thread last week about getting
a 15 gallon tank and paying for a 20. Now with out getting back into that, I'll let
you know that hagen has sent me a new tank 20 gallons, and once its
transferred I will send them the old one.

My question is what is going to be the best way to move it?
I know that I'll have to move the fish, corals and rocks etc. into a temporary
home fore the day, and I am planning on taking 3 gallons of water from the tank
tonight and replacing it with new water, and keeping the old water in a air tight
container til saturday when I do the move, this way when I set up the tank I wont
be adding a bunch of new water, and possibly starting a new cycle. Now my sand is
still fairly new, so should I just rinse it? and put it in the new tank? anything else I
should do to make sure nothing goes wrong?

Thanks for the help guys!

The Grizz · #2 12-15-2011, 08:45 PM

Bucket everything with you heater in it. Try not to disrupt your sand or rock. Save all your water and rinse out you sand. Put it all back together in reverse, sand, rock, livestock.

On the tank note, is it the same size or bigger then the one you have already.

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Nano · #3 12-15-2011, 08:47 PM

The tank is 5 gallons bigger give or take. Its 4 inches deeper

Aquattro · #4 12-15-2011, 08:48 PM

make 5g of new water to top off the new tank. This is as simple as tank moving gets

Nano · #5 12-15-2011, 08:50 PM

LOL K, I just wasn't sure cause I had heard that adding too much new water can start the cycle again but I guess its not a huge amount!

I'm so glad I got it all sorted out, now I have room for a scooter blenny eventually!

lastlight · #6 12-15-2011, 08:51 PM

I'd check the volume of the new tank twice before putting yourself through this

Nano · #7 12-15-2011, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lastlight

I'd check the volume of the new tank twice before putting yourself through this

I did

24x12x16 inside the glass so 19.94 gallons or 20 I guess

Leah · #8 12-15-2011, 08:55 PM

They want you to send the old tank back?

Aquattro · #9 12-15-2011, 08:46 PM

Put tub on ground, move everything into it, remove tank, put on floor, put new tank on stand, scoop sand out of tank on floor to tank on stand, move tub of stuff back to tank. Should tank 30 minutes.

Nano · #10 12-15-2011, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Put tub on ground, move everything into it, remove tank, put on floor, put new tank on stand, scoop sand out of tank on floor to tank on stand, move tub of stuff back to tank. Should tank 30 minutes.

lol thanks Brad, just like it would read in an instruction booklet