I got a skimmer for Christmas and my tank is too close to the wall. I need to move it out about 4 inches. My plan is to get 2 plastic tubs. I'm going to siphon out approx. 12 gallons into the 1st tub and put my liverock in it. The only corals I have is xenia. I'm then going to sipon out about about 5 gallons into the 2nd tub, move my 3 fish into it and then add about about 7 more gallons into it. (oh yea, I have a 30 gal tank). That should leave the water level in the tank a few inches above the sand. I will then pull the tank out a few inches and re-level it. I'll use the "live rock tubs" water 1st to re-fill the tank and put my rock back in. Then I'll put the fish in the tank and use the "fish tub" water to fill the tank back up. Hopefully this will take only about 30 minutes. Does this sound all right to all of you out there? Any other suggestions or comments are appreciated.
Moving tank 4"
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Mrs.kbmdale
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Sounds like you've got it under control with a great plan, just don't count on it taking only 30 min. :lol: post back on how long it did take. Im bettin it takes 45min to an hr 
Good Luck,
Brianna:rollface:
Good Luck,
Brianna:rollface:
EmergencyDpt
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Maybe you can take a hammer and pound a hole in the wall to make room for the skimmer. LOL
JK
good luck.
JK
good luck.
eng55
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Ya sounds like you have pretty much everything planned out. I am going to be moving my 75g across the room shortly so I can set up my 125 in its place. Going to do the same thing except I have a 20g set up as quarantine that I put my fish in and I use a rubbermaid tub to put rock in with water. Good luck on the move.
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scott_richards
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My brother an I managed to move my 60 gallon about 4 inches or so....by brute force and ignorance. Before that, I moved one end about 70 degrees in a circle so I could get the hole drilled.
Now, THAT was a dumb move, because I spun it, then didnt relieve any of the tortional stress in the other two legs. I'm pretty sure I heard a crack when i moved it back...but hey, it's still going strong
Now, THAT was a dumb move, because I spun it, then didnt relieve any of the tortional stress in the other two legs. I'm pretty sure I heard a crack when i moved it back...but hey, it's still going strong
Brianna,
You were right, it took longer than 30 minutes. By the time I got most of the water out of the tank, caught the fish, cleaned the inside front and sides with a razer blade , scrub the hair algea off the live rock, get everything back in the tank, hook up my new skimmer, etc, it was probably more like 2 hours! My powerhead would not pump the water from tubs in the floor back up to the tank so I had to do alot of bailing! Everything looks nice and clean now. The only fish that seemed stressed was my pink spotted goby but I think he will be alright. Wow, I don't want to do this again for along time!
You were right, it took longer than 30 minutes. By the time I got most of the water out of the tank, caught the fish, cleaned the inside front and sides with a razer blade , scrub the hair algea off the live rock, get everything back in the tank, hook up my new skimmer, etc, it was probably more like 2 hours! My powerhead would not pump the water from tubs in the floor back up to the tank so I had to do alot of bailing! Everything looks nice and clean now. The only fish that seemed stressed was my pink spotted goby but I think he will be alright. Wow, I don't want to do this again for along time!
