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Post by herefishyfishy on May 31, 2019 20:47:57 GMT -5
I'm gonna be moving to NC in a couple weeks. My tank (34gal red Sea max all in one) is kind of a mess. That said, my fish are "happy" in their yellowish world.
Any thoughts on how to make this move? Thinking about putting the fish into a few coolers. Live rock wrapped in wet newspaper into another one (or two). I will need to scrub the tank once it gets in the other side. need to replace a pump and put in a fan thing. The biggest question at the moment is the sand and how much of my current water to move. I don't want to transfer to much of the ickiness that I have right now but I also don't want to shock the fish or cycle them to death. Thoughts???
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Post by scoobnoob on May 31, 2019 21:03:57 GMT -5
I would get new live sand when you get there, its likely built dup a bunch of nutrients over time. Also get a battery operated airator with an airstone amd ebough batteries to keep them going for the fish. Water circulation is key for corals a coleman cooler can keep the temp pretty well (I use one for my shows) when I did buffalo I packe everything up drove 12 hours plopped a small power head and a bag of carb (chemipure) in the cooler amd went to bed. Next morning packed up went to show. One thing to be aware of is to keep the top of cooler open when stopped and using a powerhead as they can over heat the water in a well insulated cooler.
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Post by herefishyfishy on Jun 1, 2019 9:07:18 GMT -5
I would get new live sand when you get there, its likely built dup a bunch of nutrients over time. Also get a battery operated airator with an airstone amd ebough batteries to keep them going for the fish. Water circulation is key for corals a coleman cooler can keep the temp pretty well (I use one for my shows) when I did buffalo I packe everything up drove 12 hours plopped a small power head and a bag of carb (chemipure) in the cooler amd went to bed. Next morning packed up went to show. One thing to be aware of is to keep the top of cooler open when stopped and using a powerhead as they can over heat the water in a well insulated cooler. Thanks. I don't have any corals so I guess that's good. Do you think that I would be ok with like 50% new water on the other end? It's easier to make new ro water than it is to move it.  I'm going to have to clean lots of stuff before it gets put in down there. Tank needs a good cleaning. Probably should put in a sponge or two to collect some critters? And then go with some carbon. I don't have anything fancy for fish, mostly damsels that everyone hates. But they're Hardy and active. As they die, I'll start replacing them with more interesting stuff |
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Post by scoobnoob on Jun 2, 2019 15:27:35 GMT -5
Yeah 50% waterchange should be good. I'd try to keep the live rock in 5 gallon buckets woth some water vs newspaper to minimalize restarting a cycle as well.
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Post by spotfin on Jun 3, 2019 11:47:25 GMT -5
If you aren’t super attached to your fish, I would take the tank down before you go and sell off all livestock. Much less headaches.
If you want to take them with you, do all maintenance/pump replacement/etc. now and get your tank in tip-top shape before you go. Use coolers, bubblers for your rock and fish. Maybe keep a couple cupfuls of sand and get new when you get there. Seed the new sand with the sand you brought. Maybe wrap the live rock in paper towels and transport in a cooler with a little water in it.
How long do you plan on being on the road?
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Post by herefishyfishy on Jun 4, 2019 21:10:59 GMT -5
We will be on the road for abut 14 hours.
I will plan on doing another couple of water changes before we go. We will be moving the RO system this weekend then doing the big move next weekend. So I will get some RO water ready on the other end.
I've been slowly plugging away at getting things cleaned up in there. scrubbing a little at a time. I will be grabbing a little sand and will get more when we get there. (suggestions about what I should get if I am not getting live sand and going to seed it myself?) That will save some weight and worry.
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