MOVING MY 120 GALLON REEF

[fredso2003]

Im in the situation wher I have to move my 120 gallon 1 year old setup on may 30th.I must have alot of luck.I plan on saving like 80% of my water and putting all my coral and invertebrates in one of my 10 gallon refegium setups and my 8 fish in my other 10 gallon then Im going to put the live rock in wet newspaper in a cooler than drain the water and let my substrate alone with about 5 gallons of water to keep the live stuff in my bed from dying.I plan on the full time from all water out,the move (15 minutes away) and all water back in and up and running with filters/skimmer/powerheads/lights/aquascape etc. in like 5 hours tops,how long till I can put the corals and fish bak in?They will be in the same water from the system they are all tied together,I plan on moving the 2 10 gallons after Im ALL ready to reintroduce everything,This is a first for me and im really nervous about alot of this If anyone has any tips I would really appreciate it! :?

 

[DaisyPolyp]

hmmmm, I am interested in some of the replies as I will have to be moving my 75G soon. I have been most worried about the level of DOC's that will be in suspension when an old sandbed gets stirred up in a move.

 

[Anonymous]

I moved a 3 year old 50 gallon mixed reef pretty much they way you are gonna do the 120. I put everything back in right away and ran a canister filter with carbon and polyfilter. No problems.

 

[DaisyPolyp]

I moved a 3 year old 50 gallon mixed reef pretty much they way you are gonna do the 120. No problems.

Good to know, maybe I won't stress so much about it now.

 

[dhoch]

Have lots of help!!!

A 120 gal is going to weigh a lot with the substrate in it (it will be wet and have some water). It's not going to be easy to move.

When I did my 125 (I didn't have to move it very far) The thing was incrediblely heavey after draining out all the water and removing live stock and rock.

Another piece of info you can get some of those battery operated air bubble makers (I think this helps keep the water full of O2).

Also if you need bigger holding tanks than those 10 gals, get some rubermaid containers.

Dave