I need a game plan for a tank swap

[ScubaSteve]

Originally Posted by sphelps

I don't know what the rock work looks like but without water everything will become less stable, so it could be a risky move.

Personally I would just setup some kind of tub to house the corals during the switch. Given that you could easily switch everything over in a day I wouldn't put too much thought into it. Plus you're moving the corals over anyway right?

I won't be moving it all over right away unless I plan for a very long day. I've got to get the old tank off, flip the stand around (it's small) to drill an extra hole so I can fit all three drain lines (right now it's just plumbed for one), plumb it up, fill it with water, tune the valve on the siphon drain and the water levels in the new sump and then get it up to the right temperature and salinity. THEN start moving stuff over... which is never a short task.

I figure that I'll need a day or two to do all of that before I can move anything over.