Moving your Tank... Good or Bad

[Skimmerking]

all the times that i have moved a fish tank. the key is if you have sand to slowly take it out so you are not creating any Nitrates to hit the water. This is caused from the Anarobic bacteria that is trapped under the sand bed the eats Nitrates.

once u have the sand bed pretty much taken out. you can dry it out and take it over to the other place and leave it.

this will be like adding a sand bed that is brand new. but I would keep some in the tank then maybe like in a bowl for critters and whatever.

and the rest is taking your time and pre making water to have at the other house.

if you have tubs take the rock that does not have corals on them and you can move them in a pail with water.

This can act as a spare tank til u get the other tank over there.

good luck buds

[seasalt_newbies]

Originally Posted by Proteus

It's a simple process. There are lots of threads on here if you use the search option

But all in all. Keep your live stock in a bin with warmth and flow. As well as rock keep it in water

I would suggest new sand unless you want to wash the old. Try not to take to long.

Anything else?

Simple HA If there is one thing I have learned so far from this hobby is that nothing is really simple or cheap LOL
I think new sand is a great option as I have heard more negative stories over using the old sand after trying to wash it.

Originally Posted by Aquattro

How big is the tank?

I have a 180g and 90g sump. Little guy compared to many on here