moving a tank from one room to the next

kimoy · 08-31-2007, 02:13 PM

i don't know if this is the right thread to post this but mods please move it to the right place.

okay i am going to move the tank from one room of the house to the room beside it. the tank has been running fo a year now with a shallow sand bed about 1-2 inches. what is the best way to do this? on the process i will be installing a new sump with plenum and add a calcium reactor.
any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

tippMANn98 · 08-31-2007, 02:36 PM

Pic a day, get some coolers, and a six pack(if you are old enough) and do it piece by piece, get your plenum all ready, and calcium reactor all ready to be plumbed, just go slow, water, sand, rock, tank...

Dentoid · 08-31-2007, 02:51 PM

Agreed about the coolers or large trash cans to hold the water, LR and specimens. Since you are not moving very far, I'd leave the sand and some water in the tank. You'll need extra hands to lift and carry. Good luck, keep us posted.

Scouter Steve · 08-31-2007, 04:20 PM

carry the tank with the sand and some water but move it with the stand to avoid twisting/strain on seals. Avoid leaving rock or anything else that will fall while moving

kathywithbirds · 08-31-2007, 04:22 PM

If you can keep the tank on the stand and slide the whole deal, get those plastic doohickeys they use to move furniture with -- look like coasters with some spongy material. Empty most of the stuff out, esp. heavy stuff, so you can lift (from the stand, not the tank!!) and slide the coasters under the feet of the stand. Good for carpet, although I think it'll work for hardwood too. Worked great for a friend of mine.

BigAl07 · 08-31-2007, 04:48 PM

Just keep in mind if scooting/sliding that your movements will be exaggerated and any "rhythmic" motions will be GREATLY accentuated causing a great amount of sloshing! Fresh water sloshing sucks but Salt Water sloshing sucks REALLY bad!! Drain a lot and transport carefull! That stuff stinks when it dries (or so I've heard)

Allen

kimoy · 08-31-2007, 08:13 PM

do you guys think that if i just change all the sand that it will go into a cycle?

rDr4g0n · 09-01-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kimoy

do you guys think that if i just change all the sand that it will go into a cycle?

if the sand is good aragonite sand, it shouldnt be a problem adding fresh sand. just remember that it can cause quite a sandstorm if not rinsed or added carefully. also, if you add new sand, id say to remove all of the old sand. i added new sand on top of my old sand and had a horrible nitrate spike from what i assume was burying tiny and microscopic organisms.

kimoy · 09-04-2007, 12:46 AM

did the move yesterday and everything went well so far no casualties but i'm worried about my radiant wrasse which hasn't surfaced yet. i left it in the tank with the yellow coris because they went under the sand and i don't want to stir the sand. the yellow is out and about but still waiting for the radiant to show up.

AQTCJAK · 09-04-2007, 12:57 AM

gicve it time I have had wrasses disapeear for 2 weeks & then surface after a move

08-31-2007, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	moving a tank from one room to the next i don't know if this is the right thread to post this but mods please move it to the right place. okay i am going to move the tank from one room of the house to the room beside it. the tank has been running fo a year now with a shallow sand bed about 1-2 inches. what is the best way to do this? on the process i will be installing a new sump with plenum and add a calcium reactor. any suggestions is greatly appreciated. __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

08-31-2007, 02:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
tippMANn98 Has been struck by the ban stick Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 2,705 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next Pic a day, get some coolers, and a six pack(if you are old enough) and do it piece by piece, get your plenum all ready, and calcium reactor all ready to be plumbed, just go slow, water, sand, rock, tank...

08-31-2007, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Scouter Steve Neon dottyback Join Date: May 2006 Location: Somers Wisconsin (Kenosha County) Posts: 687 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next carry the tank with the sand and some water but move it with the stand to avoid twisting/strain on seals. Avoid leaving rock or anything else that will fall while moving

08-31-2007, 04:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,937 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next If you can keep the tank on the stand and slide the whole deal, get those plastic doohickeys they use to move furniture with -- look like coasters with some spongy material. Empty most of the stuff out, esp. heavy stuff, so you can lift (from the stand, not the tank!!) and slide the coasters under the feet of the stand. Good for carpet, although I think it'll work for hardwood too. Worked great for a friend of mine. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

08-31-2007, 04:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next Just keep in mind if scooting/sliding that your movements will be exaggerated and any "rhythmic" motions will be GREATLY accentuated causing a great amount of sloshing! Fresh water sloshing sucks but Salt Water sloshing sucks REALLY bad!! Drain a lot and transport carefull! That stuff stinks when it dries (or so I've heard) Allen __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

08-31-2007, 08:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next do you guys think that if i just change all the sand that it will go into a cycle? __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

09-04-2007, 12:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
kimoy Sea Pen Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 338 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next did the move yesterday and everything went well so far no casualties but i'm worried about my radiant wrasse which hasn't surfaced yet. i left it in the tank with the yellow coris because they went under the sand and i don't want to stir the sand. the yellow is out and about but still waiting for the radiant to show up. __________________ 1.20 G pico RR with 2 megaflow kits, aqua c EV180 with mag12, 2x250 DE 12k halides with 2x54 T5 actinic+, 30G phlenum fuge with chaeto, iwaki 55rlt return pump connected to a sea swirl, 4 tunze 6025 inside the main tank for water circulation (2 are modded) 3 Koralias PH(2 #4's and 1 #3) sps,lps,zoas,softies,pink tip BTA tangs - yellow, unicorn, blue hippo, palini and RS Purple Blue Spot Jaw Fish red lyretail anthias pair of spotted mandarin goby wrasse - yellow corris scribble rabbit fish Clown Fish -3 percula high fin shrimp goby clean up crew - various snails and crabs, red linkia star And a 30G AGA softies with clown & diamond head goby

09-04-2007, 12:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,267 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: moving a tank from one room to the next gicve it time I have had wrasses disapeear for 2 weeks & then surface after a move __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com

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