moving a tank

[jon1985]

I have a 100 gallon acrylic tank that I need to move in the next 3 weeks. Fortunatly I will have possession of both locations for a few days before and after the move so there is no problem making new water.

The part Im worried about is the sand. I have had the tank running for 7-8 months. If I remove all the sand then put it back in will I kill everything?

Should I just rinse the sand to be safe?

There is about 75 lbs of sand and 100lbs of rock.

Suggestions?

 

[Hocky]

Keep the sand and rock wet, it will be fine. I've done it several times with no issues.

 

[jeff@zina.com]

Five gallon buckets with lids.

Use the water from your current tank to fill the bucket enough to cover the rock/sand in it. I'd take the opportunity to rinse the sand as well.

Good luck.

Jeff

 

[jon1985]

I planned to keep the rock and sand wet but wasnt sure if I should rinse the sand after stirring it up.

 

[solitude127]

Can you leave the sand in the tank and move it that way? That's the way I move my old 90. I only had a 2" - 3" sand bed though.

 

[jon1985]

I only have a 2-3" bed but the problem is I have 2 flights of stairs to go down to get to the truck. So I have a feeling the sand would more or less move the same as removing it from the tank.

 

[tkeracer619]

Yea just rinse it well. (with salt water).

You will be fine.

If the sand was older I would just say to replace it.

Remove the sand before moving the tank. You don't want that extra weight while moving the tank. It can stress the seams.