Tips for quick drain and refill to catch a fish

[Scorpius]

My Blue Reef Chromis needs to be re-homed. I've tried several traps, nets and night time escapades with no luck. He's too paranoid about everything so I'm going to completely drain my main display as fast as possible to catch the little bully.

Any tips, tricks, or advice before I attempt this.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I use a pump attached to a hose to drain and fill. That's all I got.

 

[Scorpius]

I use a pump attached to a hose to drain and fill. That's all I got.

My goal is to find the largest flexible hose I have to start a siphon into my Rubbermaid Brute trash can. At the same time start my gravel vacuum siphon to get the water down to the sand.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

My goal is to find the largest flexible hose I have to start a siphon into my Rubbermaid Brute trash can. At the same time start my gravel vacuum siphon to get the water down to the sand.

And you have a pump to put it all back?

 

[Scorpius]

And you have a pump to put it all back?

I sure do. I wouldn't drain a drop without one. lol

 

[Fishfinder]

How big is the tank? last week I did a 210 gal display start to finish and back to normal in 23 min

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Yup. And after the water is out, it's jus like fishin.

 

[Scorpius]

65 gal main display.

 

[Fishfinder]

You can do that fast with 2 cobalt MJ pumps into seperate brute cans, catch the fish, then pump it back in

Won't hurt anything in the tank

 

[Scorpius]

Cool, thanks everyone. Still a little nervous about this, but the faster I can get it drained/filled the better.

 

[OceanL0ver]

Same for me. Rubbermaid containers and high flow pumps. Pump it out and pump it in.

 

[Scorpius]

Drained tank, caught fish, refilled tank. 15 mins. Damaged several coral, but I knew it was going to happen. Devil Chromis is gone. :)