SinCityReefer
05/21/2007, 09:13 AM
Hey guys,
Its been a while since ive been around here posting... Thankfully its been due to a very successful setup (thanks everyone who helped 2.5 yrs ago) and no real problems to speak of.. The Sin City Reef.com
Well until now.... I bought a new house, got engaged, and whelp i need to move my reef. I have moved this tank once before, but it was just to a different spot in my current house, (moved about 5') . Now i need to move about 8 miles down the road.
So my questions are...
#1, Whats the best way to "re-level" my tank and stand? Its going right on to the foundation and i got lucky on my first setup here in my current place. Whats the common way everyone levels their tanks, without getting really crazy and making a cement slab for it to sit on.
#2, Should i attempt to "disassemble" my plumbing system, Its mostly glued together. Or should it be cut out and re-done. Its a fairly simple plumbing setup so rebuilding is a possibility.
#3, Anything that anyone has done while moving a tank that they REALLY wished they hadent?
So far, my plan is to take out all the corals and catchable livestock and place them into ~35g Rubbermaids. (a.k.a. The tubs of Life). THen truck those over to my new place, setup a heater and powerhead in each.
Then grab the rest of the live rock and as much water as i can manage into additional rubbermainds. Im expecting around 4-6 rubbermaids will be required for my 120 with ~115lbs of LR. What do you guys think?
THen truck those rubbermaids over to the new place, Then i should beable to grab my drained tank/sump/refuge, etc. and move and setup at the new place. At this time i will need to re-level the stand and prepare the plumbing system.
Im anticipating being "down" for 1 day. That way i can make sure all the plumbing parts are glued and dried properly. While keeping everything alive in the 2 "Buckets of Life"
I also plan to make around 60ish gallons of Fresh saltwater in case of spillage or loss of water somehow. Id also like to do a water change in this process, and id imagine ill end up doing one due to loss of water, its just a matter of how large of one.
And thats it, should be easy right? :P hehehe.
Its been a while since ive been around here posting... Thankfully its been due to a very successful setup (thanks everyone who helped 2.5 yrs ago) and no real problems to speak of.. The Sin City Reef.com
Well until now.... I bought a new house, got engaged, and whelp i need to move my reef. I have moved this tank once before, but it was just to a different spot in my current house, (moved about 5') . Now i need to move about 8 miles down the road.
So my questions are...
#1, Whats the best way to "re-level" my tank and stand? Its going right on to the foundation and i got lucky on my first setup here in my current place. Whats the common way everyone levels their tanks, without getting really crazy and making a cement slab for it to sit on.
#2, Should i attempt to "disassemble" my plumbing system, Its mostly glued together. Or should it be cut out and re-done. Its a fairly simple plumbing setup so rebuilding is a possibility.
#3, Anything that anyone has done while moving a tank that they REALLY wished they hadent?
So far, my plan is to take out all the corals and catchable livestock and place them into ~35g Rubbermaids. (a.k.a. The tubs of Life). THen truck those over to my new place, setup a heater and powerhead in each.
Then grab the rest of the live rock and as much water as i can manage into additional rubbermainds. Im expecting around 4-6 rubbermaids will be required for my 120 with ~115lbs of LR. What do you guys think?
THen truck those rubbermaids over to the new place, Then i should beable to grab my drained tank/sump/refuge, etc. and move and setup at the new place. At this time i will need to re-level the stand and prepare the plumbing system.
Im anticipating being "down" for 1 day. That way i can make sure all the plumbing parts are glued and dried properly. While keeping everything alive in the 2 "Buckets of Life"
I also plan to make around 60ish gallons of Fresh saltwater in case of spillage or loss of water somehow. Id also like to do a water change in this process, and id imagine ill end up doing one due to loss of water, its just a matter of how large of one.
And thats it, should be easy right? :P hehehe.