Tank looks like it's been there forever...after each move! Great job. :). Makes me feel good because I want to move this year; it can be done! How did you move the rock? Did you keep it in place somehow?
Thank you! Lots of buckets and trashcans. All the water, rock and sand was removed. A couple days before the first move about 2 gallons of the sand was removed, rinsed in clean aged saltwater and kept with 10 gallons of aquarium water and a small carbon filter for a 3 days then added back to the system along with new live sand after the first move. This sand was left in the system during the second move. All the old sand left after emptying the system for the first move was tossed.
Here's some of the other considerations in a kinda bullet form.
- Always do ~10% water change but use as much of the old water as possible during the move, toss the worst when refilling the system.
-Use buckets over trashcans as much as possible, buckets are easier and safer to move and stack.
-Spread livestock between buckets as much as possible.
-Treat any rock with sponges the same as rock with attached corals.
-Use wet towels to cover corals attached to glass and in trash cans that can;t be completely submerged due to weight and/or size (a big rock and 20-30 gallons of water can be a challenge to move even with a furniture dolly) . This only works for a few hours, if more then a few hours they need to be completely submerged to keep microorganisms and biofilms from drying out and adding to potential ammonia spikes.
-Consider a hydraulic lift cart, even for smaller tanks it minimizes having to carry it.
Here's some pics
