Moving Tank tomorrow

[Timrpn]

Hey everyone,

I will be taking on the task tomorrow to move my 75 gal to my new temporary home. The new location is only about 25kms from where I am now. Any advice to make it as smooth transition?

I have rented a uhaul truck for tomorrow.
I also got 2 wood pallets that i can rest the tank as as it cannot sit flat due to the bulkheads under the tank.

- I plan on draining some of the water into a temporary 20 gallon tank and moving the fish into that tank so they can chill while i move the rest of the tank and get it setup so they are not sitting in buckets all day.

- I have buckets that I plan on putting all my rock in and coving with water for the move

- I will then start to dismantle the tank by draining the rest of the water, and sump. There is only about 3/4 inch sand bed in there, so i do not plan on removing the sand at this point.

- Disconnect apex system and sort out cables and take apart skimmer and other sump reactors.

- Move all to truck and go to new place.

- I have approx 80-90 gallons of saltwater made at my new location ready. ( I did that earlier this week)
- I plan on setting everything back up by adding in new water to the aquarium and then adding corals back in.
- re-introduce the apex system and skimmer. Run carbon and filter socks to help clear the water.
- I will add fish back in on Sunday to allow the tank to settle down and not be cloudy and hopefully stable.

Anything you can add?

 

[WIReefer]

I am actually moving all my livestock tomorrow as well!

 

[fishguy242]

hi,saltwater rinse sand with trash water when emptying,put in bucket to move then rinse again ,just talking by the net full,good luck with your move

 

[Speaker]

Wrap the tank with moving blankets or use the pink foam board from the hardware store. I moved a redsea reefer 750 this way with no damage. Those glass suction cups on amazon also help a ton.