Advice on tank migration needed

[TARHEEL78]

I'm going to be switching tanks soon and I've been trying to figure out the best way to tackle it. I'm switching from an old 72x24x24 Aqueon to a custom 72x30x24. The biggest issue I'm facing is I want the new tank in the same spot as the old tank. I'm going to be using all of my current equipment, rock etc the only thing changing is the tank and stand. A lot of the rock has coral on it so that's an issue as well. How would you tackle a switch this big?

 

[Doctorgori]

I’ve done this a few times…

you might wanna bite the bullet and cop a few new
Walmart tubs and garbage cans… I use them in combo with furniture movers: placing tubs on the movers, adding my rock and filling with just enough water to keep em wet…often fish, et will go deep into the rock soon as your hands enter the tank…
you might also wanna use a few garbage cans for premixed Salt water

anyway, unload all of your stuff into tubs, fish in garbage cans w/airstones. here the furniture movers are helpful

also helpful is vinegar/citric acid
cheap airpump
sicce’s zero return pump
towels

 

[exnisstech]

If you want to do a quick switch then the info above is spot on. If it will be some time before everything will be moved in maybe a stock tank if you have a place to set one for a while. I'm in the process of moving from a 72x24x24 to a 84x30x25 but am fortunate I can leave the old tank running and bring stuff over when I want. These are a few things I'm not sure I'll move over or not.

 

[TARHEEL78]

I’ve done this a few times…

you might wanna bite the bullet and cop a few new
Walmart tubs and garbage cans… I use them in combo with furniture movers: placing tubs on the movers, adding my rock and filling with just enough water to keep em wet…often fish, et will go deep into the rock soon as your hands enter the tank…
you might also wanna use a few garbage cans for premixed Salt water

anyway, unload all of your stuff into tubs, fish in garbage cans w/airstones. here the furniture movers are helpful

also helpful is vinegar/citric acid
cheap airpump
sicce’s zero return pump
towels

I actually have a lot of that already. Several brute cans on wheels, the sicce ultra zero I use for random tasks, airpumps and stones, Citric acid for cleaning. I'm more worried about the coral than anything.

 

[TARHEEL78]

If you want to do a quick switch then the info above is spot on. If it will be some time before everything will be moved in maybe a stock tank if you have a place to set one for a while. I'm in the process of moving from a 72x24x24 to a 84x30x25 but am fortunate I can leave the old tank running and bring stuff over when I want. These are a few things I'm not sure I'll move over or not.

I'm going to try to do everything over a 3 day weekend.

 

[exnisstech]

I'm going to try to do everything over a 3 day weekend.

Pretty much any containers should work. May not even need light for corals for that short of time.

 

[Doctorgori]

for corals I got some cheap Aqueon circulation pumps; Amazon $10 Or BETTER a air pump with airstone, super high volume …underrated for maintaining corals in temporary conditions

 

[TARHEEL78]

I got everything moved over the 4 day weekend I had the 4th-7th. It was a crazy amount of work. I lost some acros and some other coral is still upset. I have a couple fish that are still mad and hiding most of the time as well. Everything is done though and I'm pretty happy with the results.