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01-31-2008, 06:11 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mexico City Age: 30
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 |  I'm moving my tank! Need Advice
Hi guys. The nightmare of all aquarists has come. I have to move to a new appt. this weekend. I have everything pretty much thought out. I just have one question. I would like to clean all the aragonite before introducing it to the new tank. How would you do this without greatly affecting the bacteria population. I would obviously do it with saltwater, but, can it be done? Thanks!! | 
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01-31-2008, 06:43 PM
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| | Sailfin Tang
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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I wouldn't do it. It's risky. What do have in your tank that you wouldn't mind losing. The potential for an ammonia spike is pretty good. | |
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01-31-2008, 06:49 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Lansing, MI Age: 21
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Also try to save as much water from the old tank as you can (if possible). This is LFS advice, so take with a grain of salt (like always  )
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01-31-2008, 07:18 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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towels... have plenty towels on hand! _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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p.s. I'm a woman!   "Don't sweat the small stuff, the big stuff is right around the corner waitin' on your a$$!"....me
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01-31-2008, 07:23 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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Originally Posted by cuttingras  towels... have plenty towels on hand! |
LMAO Girls always remember the important stuff!! 
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01-31-2008, 07:25 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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LOL Dador I did a move from Kissimmee FL to here in GA about 7 hours away May 2006...only lost one crab! I remembered that and the mop! Had some vinegar too for the stuff behind the tank on the wall that had been there for a few years...kinda ate the paint and some of the drywall off, but I repainted that area and they never noticed LOL | |
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01-31-2008, 08:02 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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It's like jackets and tissues! My wife NEVER forgets them. Even my 10 year old daughter reminds all three of my sons and me to bring coats, tissues, water, whatever.LOL | |
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02-01-2008, 10:00 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mexico City Age: 30
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Ok, thanks y'all. I won't forget the towels. So I'm not cleaning the aragonite. I have already 25 20 liter containers to transport all the water. Good thing is I will make up for 6 months of doing no exercise. Hope everything arrives well to destination. | |
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02-01-2008, 10:25 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Don't envy you.
Thought of having to move tank is so terrifying...convinces me I will have to die in front of it before I attempt such a thing. 
Looks like I will be in this house forever.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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02-01-2008, 06:54 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Michigan
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I moved my tank about 6 months ago, had 10 5g buckets, used 2 for rock, 1 for fish and other living things. Left the aragonite in the tank which made it ride good in the back of the truck but way sucked carrying it into the basement. The rest of the buckets I filled with the tank water and I already had moved my 30g sump and filled it most the way up with tank water prior to the final haul. Had one death, lost my pepermint shrimp but the fish and corals moved well. Only moved about 15 min away from my old house.
Good luck, hope it all goes well.
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Coralife 220 Skimmer
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