Help I am moving!!!!

[Radicaljbr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9774656#post9774656 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by offshore
I have 50 gallons of ro di water made up if you want it, I will donate it to help you with your move.

I am not moving till the 24th so you will probably use it by then. I think if I can get in a day early just to hook my RO up, I should be fine since I can make 100 gallons in about 18 hours.

I will sure keep you in mind though and see how things are planned out.

I really appritiate yours and everyone's kind offers.

 

[bigdaddyadam]

I moved my 55 from toledo to cleveland last year, inlcuding all the water...we used two of the very large long coolers, like you would use on a salmon fishing trip...all corals and fish were bagged and put in the coolers...then more water put in to keep them warm and trasport water...rock was put in other cooler with water...rest of the water was in buckets...didn't lose a thing although it sure was a pain.

my advice, do it on a seperate day from the rest of the move...it took use a full day to tear down, move, and set back up...and you really do not want all that stuff sitting in buckets for 24-36 hours like you said...you will definetly lose stuff that way

 

[Radicaljbr]

OK...here is a little update.

I decided at the last minute to scrap the moving company and move myself. I had around 8 freinds show up for the move. We rented to 26 foot long Penske trucks with lift gates. We spent all day on the 23rd loading the two (had to make one more trip on the 24th to finish). After everyone left to get some sleep for the unloading the next day, I started tearing my tank down. This started at around 10:00PM. All the rock fit into 6 large Kent salt buckets. These are a little larger than 5 gallons. I then filled them up with water from the tank. YES, they were heavy.

I then took 3 large new trash cans and put the sand into them deviding it up the best way I could. No water added.

Fish, snails, corals and other inverts were put into yet another bucket.

I was done tearing the tank down at around 3:00AM.

My crew arrived at 7:00AM at my new house in Hudson to help unload the trucks. As mentioned above, we had to make another trip back for a 3rd full truck.

We were not done unloading till around 11:00PM and I totally never thought about the buckets and cans sitting in my new basement. It ended up being 48 hours before the contents were opened and delt with.

I dumped all the sand into one trash can and all the rock into the other 2. They are still in these cans with heat and lots of circulation. There was a pretty bad smell for about a day or two, but now it seems to be fine. I am doing bi-weekly water changes till it seems fine which is right about now.

I am leaving everything in the cans till I can build my in-wall. I have a perfect setup for an inwall in the finished basement room. Hoping to get this started this weekend.

I was very suprised when I took my tank down that the DSB really did not smell that bad. Maybe I got used to it, but I have heard horror stories about the smell. Mine really just smelled sort of like going to the ocean. OK....maybe a little stronger.

I thank everyone for their offers to help, but I kept finding more and more buckets each day.

I will have to start a new thread about the making of my in wall.

Thanks again!!