Moving a tank

[Joe Fish]

What should I know if I plan on moving? I might be moving back to the pittsburgh area. How the heck do I get 55 gallons of water, rock, fish, and stuff there?

 

[OCCFan023]

It would be an interesting journey but not impossible. Fis would be ok in bags for the trip (how long is it going to take to get back to Pittsburgh?) Live rock just box it up and put some damp news paper on it and be ready for a cycle depending on transit time. Water just disregard and start fresh when you get home imo. I guess you could use rubbermaids to transport it but the hassell wouldnt be worth it in my opinion. Sand keep wet to try and salvage what ever bacteria you can.

 

[Joe Fish]

around 2 to 3 hour trip. I was thinking bags would be ok, but I wanted to check. Everything else is going to be a pain but not hard. Thanks for the info.

 

[kevin4052002]

Two words: Pick'em-up truck

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Isnt that 3 kevin?

I would use a couple of buckets. When I moved a tank across town it was better. The water will be deeper and with anthing that has a sharp point you dont find a fish suficating playing "johnny space ranger" with the bag. You would be able to stick a power head in there, when not driving to circulate the water. Bags work best when you have a tank set up and waiting. When you are setting up the tank along with the move use buckets.

MAHA

 

[Joe Fish]

If I do happen to move I'll have a 10 gallon setup to hold the fish temporarily.

 

[aresgod]

I recommend buckets as well, and save as much water as you can, keep your live rock submersed, it will help prevent more die off. I just did this, for the 3rd time and buckets really are the way to go, try to save 50% of your water and then have 50% ready to go when you have the tank set up, that way it is just like a large water change.