moving 95gal cross country

[amh23118]

Hey, my husband and I have had our 95gal for a 1 1/2 year and we are moving. Not just moving down the street moving from PA to WA.

Any suggestions on moving a 95gal reef tank from east cost to west cost?? Like how long can fish and such survive in a bag/bucket?

Are there companies out there that will breakdown it all down pack it all up and drive/ship the tank and livestock?

Any help would be great!

[Reefjunkee]

Boy that would suck.i couldnt imagine having to move My tank at all much less across country.Do You have a LFS that may hold all of Your livestock(for a fee of course) and overnight it to You when You get to Your destination?That would probably be the safest bet IMO.Good luck with it.

[kevin2000]

Moving a tank/livestock across country is a major PIA - to most I recommend just selling off the livestock/corals etc and when life gets back to normal (after the move-in) setup your tank and start over.

There are other options which include having your LFS keep your livestock and then Fedexing it to you once your tanks up and cycled --- whether that option is viable depends on cost and whats available in your local.

Some will pack up their livetock in "suitable" containers combined with appropriate aeration/heating and tough it out over the long haul ... that can be pretty pricy and of course you have the problem of setting up a new tank, cycling issues, and of course actually moving your family into a new residence at the same time. Sometimes divorce outweighs the fish - if you get my drift.