concern about moveing tanks.

Skimmer Juice · #1 03-01-2006, 05:24 AM

I was just worried about switching tanks.I have a 50 gallon reef tank and Im switching to a 125 gallon.I have a mandrin fish.Do you think this will affect the food situation?I am useing everything from the fifty gallon even the substrate.

mark · #2 03-01-2006, 01:25 PM

While back moved a 75g across town, sure I lost some pods but when I looked the following night, tank was still crawling with them.

If a DSB, careful about disturbing the layering of the substrate.

Doug · #3 03-01-2006, 01:33 PM

Moved to the Reef forum.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 03-01-2006, 06:03 PM

If you have time (doubt it) set up a small tank as a fuge & load with some extra pods from your tank or the LFS. Then, after to move everything over, if it looks like there isn't enough food for the mandarin, release the pods.

danny zubot · #5 03-01-2006, 06:29 PM

When I moved my tank last spring I lost most of my pods and eventually my manderine. I think the stress of moving made him stop eating because there were still enough pods in the tank after the move IMO.

TheReefGeek · #6 03-01-2006, 07:33 PM

Mark, how can you be carefull about the layering of a DSB? There is no way to move it and keep the layers in-tact that I know of.

You also have to decide whether or not to clean out some or all of the substrate when making the move as well.

Skimmer Juice · #7 03-01-2006, 08:03 PM

How would you go about seting it up.You would have to move the sand in first.Then put the cycled water from my 50 gallon but what would you use for the other fifty gallons?Would you just use fresh saltwater?I use r.o water stored in plastic tubs at room temp.

TheReefGeek · #8 03-01-2006, 08:10 PM

You could use brand new water, or start doing some water changes now, say 20% a week for example, and keep the old water. Then use this, plus some new water, and it is not as much of a shock to the tank, because the change is a bit more gradual.

Skimmer Juice · #9 03-01-2006, 08:13 PM

A perfect solution thanks.

mark · #10 03-01-2006, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Mark, how can you be carefull about the layering of a DSB? There is no way to move it and keep the layers in-tact that I know of.

You also have to decide whether or not to clean out some or all of the substrate when making the move as well.

Seen posts where people would take a inch at a time out, bag and label then place back in order.

What I did was just toss out all the sand and set the tank back up BB. If I was to do something like that again (and had time and tank), I would set up a new DSB and just hang on to a bit of the old sand to seed the new.