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07-18-2010, 03:18 AM
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when i moved into my new house i had to move my reef tank i didnt get new sand i had everything out and back in its new lacation with in 8-10hrs if i recall , had no major problems didnt move fish for week later . i just recently moved all my tank into a new tank and decided to go with the new sand bed it is better for sure i didnt see any cycle really.
 new sand looks nicer and gives you a reason to go to the lfs i also tried out a product called prodibio check it out they have a few different products to look at in your case one for moving an established aquarium i used the start up for a fast cycle worked great
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07-18-2010, 03:22 AM
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Moving
I dont have a week to move. 2 DAY at end of month. Sooo thats why I need best option to set up and go.
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 My 70 Gallon build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=66478 My Mandarin Paradise: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=72762 I wonder... does anyone care enough to read signatures if you make them really small? I would not. I would probably moan and complain, read three words and swear once or twice. But since you made it this far, please rate my builds. 
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07-18-2010, 03:28 AM
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I just moved all my old sand to my new tank, BUT I only had about 40 lbs to move at best AND it had only been in the old tank for only 4 mths. I also have 2 Sand Sifting Starfish and an Orange spot Goby constantly sifting through it so when I siphoned the sand into the bucket, I used some of the tank water to swish through it and kind of rinse it and then added it to the new tank. The new tank was cloudy for a bit, but it wasn't as dirty as it could have been had my old tank been running longer i'm sure.
If I have to move again, i'll probably only take a small bucket of the old sand and then just seed the new stuff. I agree it's not worth the headaches of running any spikes. Sand is "cheap" enough, compared to some of our fish and corals 
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07-18-2010, 03:33 AM
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Age
My sand is 4.5 years old
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07-18-2010, 05:30 PM
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1 or 2 bags of sand vs. possible loss of corals. Losing all the time and effort put into your corals isn't worth it and sand is cheap.
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