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Old 03-03-2007, 02:27 PM
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I'm in Vancouver but that sounds like not a bad idea!
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Old 03-03-2007, 03:29 PM
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This idea works GREAT! Moved MANY a tank this way.
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Old 03-03-2007, 03:46 PM
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Why do you need to transport the water? Why not just mix new?
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Old 03-03-2007, 04:23 PM
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Might consider mixing up saltwater in buckets at the new location and have it heated and ready to add to the tank. Bring along some maybe but not all 210g.

Just acclimatize the fish as if were bring home from a LFS and adding to an established tank.
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You would really "need" to bring home about 50% of the old water at the most. When I converted my fish room into my 220g, I made about 150g of new water & added in about 100g of the old water from the various tanks. That worked no problem at all. Even moved my seahorses/corals/fish in within a very short time afterwards.

Think of it as doing a big water change.

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Old 03-03-2007, 11:18 PM
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I don't even think you need to do that. I do 90% water changes on my tanks every couple of months with no ill effects.
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But I have found that removes alot of bacteria from the water that is needed
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I don't even think you need to do that. I do 90% water changes on my tanks every couple of months with no ill effects.
Albert is right. I got completely roasted on another forum for suggesting something like this, but I haven't ever found that fish had ill effects from doing this.

Pretend you are taking the fish home from the LFS. You won't be hurting the live rock, you won't be hurting the fish. Everything you need is on the rock.
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