Migrating To New Tank

[planetg]

posted this for comments b4 crash

i thought of these steps for moving tank to the same location.

some info: current tank is 2ft cube. new tank is 4x2 1/2x2

hopefully my plan will be a success and i will document the entire process for learning purposes. any points i've missed out?

1. take 2 big containers and standby 2 power heads for circulation.

2. mix saltwater and fill 1/3 of each container

3. turn off all lighting and equipment

3. drain half of the water from old tank to fill container1

4. remove corals and place in container1 (i've got no sps or sensitive corals )

5. remove live rocks and place in container2

6. shd be easy to catch fish now. place in container1

7. drain remaining water from old tank till 1" above sand bed and fill container2. at this point collect some sand and put into another small container.

8. move tank to holding location. (hopefully not so heavy!!! need manpower. haha)

9. fill tank with water from container2 and put in some base rocks (cos i need to kill aiptasia in the remaining LR)

10. put corals back in old tank

11. put fishes back in old tank

12. fill old tank with water from container1 (leftover consolidate into one container for LRs with aiptasias to kill!!!)

13. restart lighting and equipment

---hopefully the corals and fishes survive this few hours of stress---

14. hooray. new tank in position

15. test plumbing for leakage, etc.. (maybe 2 or 3 days)

16. drain water for washing toilet and corridor!!! haha.

17. mix saltwater in new tank.

18. put #0 sand. 4" DSB. mix with some "life" from old sand bed

19. throw in liverocks and scape the tank to desired taste

20. set up refugium

21. start cycling process (maybe 3-4 weeks)

22. include oshkosh's advice of swapping water between 2 tanks for a couple of days

23. lighting and chiller set up

---time to add livestock. make sure parameters are fine---

24. slowly acclimatise fishes to the new tank. first 2 false clowns. then yellow and kole tang. somehow they really pair up! i will look for a new home for my maroon clown and damsel. too agressive for my liking

25. slowly acclimatise corals to the new tank. one at a time

26. set up skimmer from old tank to new tank.

---hooray!!!---

[jsoon]

Hi,

Have you moved the tank yet ?

I posted some doc prior before the web site crash.

Too bad, the virus cause all these !!!

Anyway, I have tried to put the corals within 24 hours but was advice against it as the tank need to be cycle.

Within 1 day to 1 week, Ammonia rises and the nitrogen cycle starts to kick in.

Some LFS say can put corals immediate, some LFS say cannot. In the end, I left it at my friends place but the tank does only have FL lights and 50% of my corals are gone.

50% of my stocks are gone or gave away.

I do hope your migration will be a success.

[Dazza]

gd luck

[planetg]

thanx but i'm relocating my current tank and until the new tank is ready, i'll introduce the stock slowly into the new tank.

[dr evil]

good luck.... prepare to loose some LS

[planetg]

i've just managed to move my tank to another position. it's damn shack work man. i intended to put the live stock back into the tank but the water was very cloudy and i didn't want the live stock to go thru that torment.

my back is sore and i totally underestimated the amount of effort and time!

now waiting for the water to settle down in the morning and i'll put the "babies" back. anyway the corals look ok but both my yellow and kole tang looked a little stressed up in the toyogo container. hopefully they can get thru this. they will surely love their new home coming soon... hehe.

i've also isolated the rocks with aiptasias to nuke. any idea what's the best way? thought of getting a pair of copper band butterflies and then returning them back to the LFS but could be traumatic for the poor fellas!

appreicate any ideas.

[jsoon]

For those who have moved their tank, we all can identify the back-aching feeling. If you do not want that experiences, we can get some professional LFS who will charge a fee for this move.

Patience is the key. Better check water parameter before putting in LS.

[Fireclown]

Ive gotta do that soon!

[planetg]

remember to get more friends to help! haha

[Dispar_Anthias]

posted this for comments b4 crash

i thought of these steps for moving tank to the same location.

some info: current tank is 2ft cube. new tank is 4x2 1/2x2

hopefully my plan will be a success and i will document the entire process for learning purposes. any points i've missed out?

1. take 2 big containers and standby 2 power heads for circulation.

2. mix saltwater and fill 1/3 of each container

3. turn off all lighting and equipment

3. drain half of the water from old tank to fill container1

4. remove corals and place in container1 (i've got no sps or sensitive corals )

5. remove live rocks and place in container2

6. shd be easy to catch fish now. place in container1

7. drain remaining water from old tank till 1" above sand bed and fill container2. at this point collect some sand and put into another small container.

8. move tank to holding location. (hopefully not so heavy!!! need manpower. haha)

9. fill tank with water from container2 and put in some base rocks (cos i need to kill aiptasia in the remaining LR)

10. put corals back in old tank

11. put fishes back in old tank

12. fill old tank with water from container1 (leftover consolidate into one container for LRs with aiptasias to kill!!!)

13. restart lighting and equipment

---hopefully the corals and fishes survive this few hours of stress---

14. hooray. new tank in position

15. test plumbing for leakage, etc.. (maybe 2 or 3 days)

16. drain water for washing toilet and corridor!!! haha.

17. mix saltwater in new tank.

18. put #0 sand. 4" DSB. mix with some "life" from old sand bed

19. throw in liverocks and scape the tank to desired taste

20. set up refugium

21. start cycling process (maybe 3-4 weeks)

22. include oshkosh's advice of swapping water between 2 tanks for a couple of days

23. lighting and chiller set up

---time to add livestock. make sure parameters are fine---

24. slowly acclimatise fishes to the new tank. first 2 false clowns. then yellow and kole tang. somehow they really pair up! i will look for a new home for my maroon clown and damsel. too agressive for my liking

25. slowly acclimatise corals to the new tank. one at a time

26. set up skimmer from old tank to new tank.

---hooray!!!---

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