moving need advice

[zombie13]

Im moving my 100gal tank (just the tank and stand) i have a 60gal tank at the new place. um i guess my question is there anything i need to know. and any advice would be greatly appreaceated. and yes it is saltwater.

thank you in advance

[jtReef]

I would prepare some salt water for some water changes for a few days after the move. When moving use as much of the old stuff as possible. That is what i did for my 3 moves in 6 months. However if you have possession of both places at the same time setup the 60 and slowly every day move more and more of your live rock, sand, and fish over. Some people say also say to get all new live sand but i believe if your sand is only a yr or 2 old then re-use it.

[Jason McKenzie]

the one piece of advise I have is Do not use your old Sand. I wiped out my entire tank by trying to use the sand.

J

[zombie13]

ty my 100gal has only been up and going for about a year and a half. that little pic as my avatar is part of my tank. i have possion of both places untill sunday. and another thing im worried about is my feather duster. since it has attached to 3 peices of live rock. im going to miss my 100 gal.

[geekdafied]

I wiped out $1000 worth of stuff by reusing sand recently. You will go thru another cycle reguardless of what you do, even a minicycle can get out of hand if left unchecked. On a sadder note, check this out about a buddy of mine who just moved, he lost "shakes" a 10 yr old clown that was about 5"s long during the move. He also lost ALL of his fish and a bunch of corals.
Reef Central Online Community - Well, at least I get to start over again...

[zombie13]

well got everything over. so far the fish look good. i lost a spiny brittle star and over half of my snails and crabs. and it looks like a couple of my coral wont make it. keep you fingers corssed. well see what the water does. i might up my cleaning crew a bit though.

[zombie13]

well tank seems to be doing great dont think ill have any worries except loosing my sponge and my spiny brittle star. but i dont think im out of the woods yet but getting closer to being able to relax.

[jtReef]

Sounds good. You will get a little cycel but other than that seems you did well with minimal loss.
Congrats

[cuttingras]

Wow, I guess my move went really good. Last year I moved from FL to GA, an 8 hour move. I used the same sand and water. I had many cat litter "jugs" with the water, two storage containers with rocks and one with the livestock and a few rocks with an air pump. I only lost a hermit crab and a blue damsel!