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04-22-2009, 10:30 PM
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| Plankton  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bend, Oregon
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  |  Moving...can they survive 3-4 days? I will be moving and driving a 3-4 day trip. I am selling my fish but I was wondering if I can put my live rock which has alot of coral attached to it and place them in large insulated boxes with heat packs and fill it with water. I know I can change the heat packs out every day but without a powerhead are my coral doomed? Any coral I can get off the rock I am putting them in small individual bags as if I was shipping them to someone but I am concerned about my rock with the attached coral. Is this possible? Anyone tried it? Also, until I can get the large tank cycled again, can I put all the coral in a 10 gallon with no live rock or sand until the large tank cycles? I know it shouldnt be a long cycle since the rock will be submerged and heated, but the sand wont, it will just have a layer of water over it. Last edited by Ranchero; 04-22-2009 at 10:45 PM. |
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04-23-2009, 12:11 AM
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| Giant Squid  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shelton, Washington Age: 46
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Hope this helps. Good luck. I will be watching this thread also. _________ 90g HW: 20g Sump/Fuge, ETSS PSw/Mag9.5, CPR OF/Rio 2100 RTN, 3K3 1K4 PH's(4200GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, Tek 8x54W T5. Fish: Hippo Tang, Hmbg, Y-T, Ylw dmsls, Coral Beauty, 8 Line Wrasse. Inverts: HC, CBS, P-mnt shrmp x2, Sandstar, Sea Apple. CUC: 130 D. Crth/35 F. Crth/30 Lg Nrts/25 Vibex/4 Turbos Corals: Frgspwn x2, Kenya Tree, Doughnut Coral, GSP, Zoas x2, Shroom rocks x2, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria, Mshrm Lthr, Fngr Lthr Other: 145# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08 [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] | |
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04-23-2009, 10:48 AM
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| Plankton Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bend, Oregon
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| Im also wondering what would be better for the sand. Keep it in the tank with a little water hovering over it, or take the sand out of the tank and put it into its own heated container. Im thinking that if I touch the sand its going to take the cycle longer once I get to my destination. |
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04-23-2009, 11:25 AM
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| Tankless, but it's cool!  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 46
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  | get a power inverter AIMS 300 Watt PURE Sine Wave Power Inverter 12 Volt includes cables like that. you can plug a lot of stuff into it. you can go directly to the battery or do the cigarette lighter plug. Do all new live sand. _________ POST YOUR PIC AND TANK SPECS HERE~~~~> Individual tank pic and specs all in one thread CHAT ABOUT THE TANK THREAD HERE~~~~>http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...tml#post501525 |
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04-23-2009, 02:13 PM
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| Flame Angel  Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: St. Louis Age: 37
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| sand...I would toss it and get new. Just my opinion. I got all new sand when I transferred over my tank just to be safe. On a long trip like that I would think that it would be a breeding ground for bad things |
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04-23-2009, 03:01 PM
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| Peppermint Shrimp  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida Age: 35
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 | can you fill the tank half way in the truck and keep the coral in there with a heater and ph if you get the power inverter? Just a thought.... Good luck with the move. _________ "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing" Albert Einsein 125G HW: 40G Sump, Berlin Turbo PS w/Gen-x Pump, Little Giant Return Pump, 3 Maxijet 1200 2w/mod kit 1 Maxijet 900 (4500GPH ttl flow estimate), Three xm 15K 175W MH two 72" VHO Actinics. Fish: Maroon Clown, Royal Gramma, Coral Beaty (Need More Fish). Corals: LTA Anemone, Greens Star Polyp Other: 200Lbs LR, 3" LS DOB Reborn 10/2004 |
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