changing out tanks

[Pan]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Personally, I & some other reefers I know have transferred or moved tanks & their contents without too many problems. Make 10 gallons of freshly prepared sw first, just in case you do find that there is a spike in nutrients. Also, having a bottle of Prime handy might be a good precaution.

I would treat it as a big water change & mix half new, half old water & transfer everything over after testing the water.

Anybody else?

Anthony

heh...what does too many problems mean

should i rest the liverock on eggcrate inthe sand this time around? or just place it in the sand/substrate like it is now...?

[TheReefGeek]

I have moved my large tanks more than once, and never had any problems.

I have always rinsed the majority of my substrate really well, but kept some untouched to seed the rest. You lose a lot of the life in your sandbed, but I like getting rid of the gunk build-up in my sandbed while I can.

If your tank is only 3 months old, I don't think it will matter much either way, you probably dont have a lot of gunk OR life in your sandbed yet, so it shouldn't matter.

Because you are doubling your water volume, I wouldn't worry about it. And your bacteria in your rock, assuming you have enough rock, should support your life well enough without the sandbed.