logistics of tank upgrade

[maukings]

I want to upgrade to a 210 reef from my 90. How do you actually do this?

How do you actually get such a large and heavy tank into your house? Hire movers?

How do you keep your corals and fish alive?

Are you supposed to transfer all 90 gallons to the 210 and move everything in there?

Seems overwhelming

 

[Texanjordan]

Make lots of new saltwater, make sure it's at the right ph salimity and temp. Get lots of containers, try and separate your corals so there is no stinging, put your live rock in its own container. Put your fish in a container, save your current water, remove your sand bed with last, do it with a cup or with dust pan. Replace the sand bed or rinse your current one very thouraghly with fresh water. Now reverse it. Put in sand put a trash bag on top of sand put a platter on plastic bag, put pitcher on top of platter, pour water in pitcher and let it overflow slowly. This will stop any sandstorm, fill it up 2/3 add rock, coral and fish. Finish adding water, start all of your equipment.

 

[maukings]

i'm guessing you do all this the day before the tank arrives? How do you get the old setup out of the way?i don't even know where i'd put it lol

 

[Texanjordan]

Get a helper, do it the day you break down your old tank. Put a tarp down, spread out all of the containers, transfer all over to the containers, take old tank out, put new one in.

 

[adam87]

I would do 180, I had a 220 it was a pain to clean.

 

[maukings]

Get a helper, do it the day you break down your old tank. Put a tarp down, spread out all of the containers, transfer all over to the containers, take old tank out, put new one in.

I think I would need more than one helper to move the 210

 

[ptr13]

I would say a square 240 would be perfect,not too high and good dimensions to work with. It seems overwhelming but once you get it settled, just the regular maintenance, water changes and filling your kalk and all, minor tweaks.

 

[Texanjordan]

Definately, get as many as possible, bring beer.

 

[ptr13]

I had six to seven burly guys carrying downstairs to basement for 220 gallons