need tips for moving large reef tank

zeddy · #1 04-23-2009, 10:15 PM

i just bought my first house and i have to move at the end of may. unfortunatly i have to move my well stocked 100gal reef tank and contents. i sort of have a plan how to do it but am wondering if i could get some advise from any one who has done this before.

Pazil · #2 04-23-2009, 10:34 PM

Great excuse to buy a bigger tank.. Get it up and running and then transfer everything over

mark · #3 04-23-2009, 11:29 PM

^ that is ideal, but here's another thread

zeddy · #4 04-23-2009, 11:32 PM

if i had the money i would unfortunatly buying the house took away all my fun tickets for a while but the thought is always in the back of my head

Johnny Reefer · #5 04-24-2009, 12:53 AM

Lift with the legs.

Ryan · #6 04-24-2009, 01:06 AM

Lift with your legs is a good idea.

For moving the inhabitants I would use rubbermaid containers. Lots of smaller ones compared to bigger ones as the bigger ones are harder to lift. Either way you do it this isnt going to be fun.

JTaylor420 · #7 04-24-2009, 01:40 AM

i've been involved with a few tank moves i'm not gunna lie it's stressful anyway u do it. get some premade salt mix made at your new house, some fresh water on hand just incase as well. siphon water into buckets/styrofoam containers for fish/coral garbage cans work great for water/rock also get some new substraite and keep like 30% of the old stuff to put at the bottom and new stuff on top (worked for me i had 0 losses on my last move) then just try and have a game plan and stick to it, buy some booze and pizza and get some fellow reefers or friends to help.

Hope this helps, Good Luck

zeddy · #8 04-25-2009, 01:32 PM

thankyou all for your advice, and i'm not going to lift the tank thats what freinds are for lol. i have a month to prep and three days for the move. also my house is only two blocks from my house now.

Mrfish55 · #9 04-25-2009, 02:33 PM

I went to the local ice cream shop and asked about ice cream pails, they are about three gallons each and they had hundreds of them. Made it real easy for me, just started filling buckets and add a piece of rock or coral to each one as you go, three of us moved the entire contents of my 180 in about three hours.

Johnny Reefer · #10 04-25-2009, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Lift with the legs.

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Originally Posted by zeddy

.... i'm not going to lift the tank thats what freinds are for lol. ....

Even better. Excellent planning

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