bjlled
04/17/2007, 04:52 PM
Moving a 29 gallon bowfront in two weeks. This is my plan, please advise:
Put a filter floss in HOB filter 3 days before moving to build up beneficial bacteria.
Day of move shut off tank.
Get one 5gal bucket with water. put a powerhead and heater in bucket. Put filter floss in that bucket.
Tear down equipment and rinse in fresh water.
Get as many turbo snails and hermits out as possible, into the bucket. I doubt I'll be able to get emeralds to come out, but maybe.
start filling other buckets and pulling rock. Put rock into buckets with the water. Catching fish in rockwork is pretty difficult.
When enough rock is out, catch fish and put in first bucket.
Empty all water out, Leaving sand moist. If nassarius snails come out of sand, put in ziplock bag with water so hermits will not eat. Put bag in first bucket.
Leave sand moist and undistubed. Move tank with the 2 inch moist sandbed.
Move all things (5 miles). No heat/powerhead for 15 minutes or so. (remove from bucket and rinse).
Set up 10 Gal tank at new place with a few rocks, filter floss in HOB filter for bacteria. Use water from first bucket and add livestock to the tank. Slowly add water from a 2nd bucket into the 10 gal tank. Top off with fresh made salt water.
Rebuild Display tank and reaquascape. Let circulate for 1 week or so.
Feed the tank to nurture the bacteria.
Test params and acclimate.
There is 40 lbs of sand in the bottom which I have planned to leave there and transport in the tank. I've been told this isn't the best idea. If I disturb it much, it will cycle, correct? Other suggestions?
Let me know what you all think of my plan. I have been reading about it on here. Thanks.
Brandon
Put a filter floss in HOB filter 3 days before moving to build up beneficial bacteria.
Day of move shut off tank.
Get one 5gal bucket with water. put a powerhead and heater in bucket. Put filter floss in that bucket.
Tear down equipment and rinse in fresh water.
Get as many turbo snails and hermits out as possible, into the bucket. I doubt I'll be able to get emeralds to come out, but maybe.
start filling other buckets and pulling rock. Put rock into buckets with the water. Catching fish in rockwork is pretty difficult.
When enough rock is out, catch fish and put in first bucket.
Empty all water out, Leaving sand moist. If nassarius snails come out of sand, put in ziplock bag with water so hermits will not eat. Put bag in first bucket.
Leave sand moist and undistubed. Move tank with the 2 inch moist sandbed.
Move all things (5 miles). No heat/powerhead for 15 minutes or so. (remove from bucket and rinse).
Set up 10 Gal tank at new place with a few rocks, filter floss in HOB filter for bacteria. Use water from first bucket and add livestock to the tank. Slowly add water from a 2nd bucket into the 10 gal tank. Top off with fresh made salt water.
Rebuild Display tank and reaquascape. Let circulate for 1 week or so.
Feed the tank to nurture the bacteria.
Test params and acclimate.
There is 40 lbs of sand in the bottom which I have planned to leave there and transport in the tank. I've been told this isn't the best idea. If I disturb it much, it will cycle, correct? Other suggestions?
Let me know what you all think of my plan. I have been reading about it on here. Thanks.
Brandon