Moving Breakdown, How do you store live rock

[smokin'reefer]

Hey Guys,
Just started construction on a new house and have decided to go ahead and breakdown my tanks now and purge a lot of equipment and livestock and start fresh in New house with a bigger tank

My question is if there is a way to store live rock for 10 to 12 months thru the move process.

I'm planning on combining my Reefer 450 and 350 into a 750. Live Rock is one thing I might be interested in keeping if there is an easy storage solution.

TIA for any and all insight into this process.

 

[Big G]

Big Brute trash cans, powerhead, heater and the occasional water change could keep the biosystems up and running.

 

[smokin'reefer]

Big Brute trash cans, powerhead, heater and the occasional water change could keep the biosystems up and running.

Thanks. I was thinking some sort of horse troughs like the lfs uses. I have some in a 5 gallon bucket now but when I break both tanks it will add up to a couple hundred pounds I'm sure.

 

[anbosu]

I had a couple of really full 32 gallon brutes when I moved my 360. A powerhead and a heater in each did the trick. I even had a couple palys somehow survive months in there with no light.

 

[smokin'reefer]

I had a couple of really full 32 gallon brutes when I moved my 360. A powerhead and a heater in each did the trick. I even had a couple palys somehow survive months in there with no light.

Good to hear, thanx.

I had a couple of really full 32 gallon brutes when I moved my 360. A powerhead and a heater in each did the trick. I even had a couple palys somehow survive months in there with no light.

 

[smokin'reefer]

Follow up question, if I can.

How important will salinity be in them. If in the busy confusion I know lies ahead, I wind up heavy on evaporation.

Will water changes be necessary?

 

[Big G]

Yeah, water changes but not like a regular tank. Just top off the evaporation

 

[Breadman03]

Head to your local Tractor Supply where you can get Rubbermaid troughs up to 150 gallons without paying for shipping, which is where the price for such items often skyrockets. Set it up and make sure the bulkhead is tight since they are known to leak a bit. Fill with rock and water, insert powerhead or a couple and some heaters. Assuming you won't be very worried about lighting, cover that beast up with something like foam board insulation since its cheap and will do a decent job at reducing evaporation, and thus heating cost as well.

 

[Big G]

Head to your local Tractor Supply where you can get Rubbermaid troughs up to 150 gallons without paying for shipping, which is where the price for such items often skyrockets. Set it up and make sure the bulkhead is tight since they are known to leak a bit. Fill with rock and water, insert powerhead or a couple and some heaters. Assuming you won't be very worried about lighting, cover that beast up with something like foam board insulation since its cheap and will do a decent job at reducing evaporation, and thus heating cost as well.

+1 to the Rubbermaid troughs. I have a 300 gallon one that's often used for large fish like Koi. Great idea. Would be even easier to maintain. You can see the rocks. Takes up a bit of room though. ;)

 

[smokin'reefer]

Thanks for the tips.
I'm going to start breaking down my predator tank this weekend.
When I start breaking down my reef tank, am i a better off to sell to the rocks that have corals attached. Being that they probably would not survive 6 months in a toten without light.