Best way to swap everything over to new tank?

[Gripenfelter]

So I need to swap coral, fish, lights, and refugium from my 120 gallon to my 300 gallon. The 300 gallon is dry right now.

I have cured cycled rock with mushrooms and zoas growing on the rocks already too. The 300 gallon doesn't have a sump yet.

So what would be the best way to switch everything over? Like do I do it in stages over a few days or everything all at once?

I was thinking of putting in the rock, some new sand, then the old rock and corals, then the fish over a few days.

It will take me a full day to mount the lights from the 120 gallon on to the 300 gallon. LEDs.

[RezReef]

I put in new water and sand...waited for sand to settle...made sure temp...salinity was the same with old tank...put in prodibiotic Start Up...waited 24 hrs...moved everything in one day...didn't lose a thing.

[Gripenfelter]

Originally Posted by RezReef

I put in new water and sand...waited for sand to settle...made sure temp...salinity was the same with old tank...put in prodibiotic Start Up...waited 24 hrs...moved everything in one day...didn't lose a thing.

I was told by someone to use all my old water and 200 gallons of new water. What do you think?

[evaneatspie555]

i add water and add sand once sand was settled i added a peice of live rock over every day once half of the rock was over i added a fish every other day while still adding rock it worked perfect. my fish actually seemed happier. i have a small tank but u could do something along these lines to make it easier on your system and make sure u dont loose anythhing. and if u could wait 6 weeks before u add your fish because it would kill any ich in your tank wether u know u have it or not. just suggestions take it at your own pace

[RezReef]

If u wanna add some old water ...don't see no harm in it...I had to move my stock from one building to another...didn't feel like carrying buckets of water...but I did use the old water to transport but dumped it soon as I transferred whatever...didn't put it in the new tank.

[Gripenfelter]

New tank is 20 ft away.

[RezReef]

If it is in the same house sure take it slow but I only had a weekend to do this...set up new tank with plumbing...move stock...take down old tank...lots of work to do by yourself...

[Madreefer]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...=tank+transfer

Heres a thread where people actually know what they're doing.

[Pinchy]

Originally Posted by Gripenfelter

So I need to swap coral, fish, lights, and refugium from my 120 gallon to my 300 gallon. The 300 gallon is dry right now.

I have cured cycled rock with mushrooms and zoas growing on the rocks already too. The 300 gallon doesn't have a sump yet.

So what would be the best way to switch everything over? Like do I do it in stages over a few days or everything all at once?

I was thinking of putting in the rock, some new sand, then the old rock and corals, then the fish over a few days.

It will take me a full day to mount the lights from the 120 gallon on to the 300 gallon. LEDs.

I just did mine last week and my best advice is move as much water as humanly possible in order to keep the parameters as close to the same as possible. Everything is still alive btw