Would You Do It???
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Reef'in Colorado
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I would give it a go...it shouldn't be too heavy.
JimKelly12203
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I would buy a massive 80G rubbermade tub. Fill it with water, salt it up to spec and begin circulating that water to the tank, and tank water to that.
Give it 48 hrs.
Then i'd move every living thing in that tank to the rubbermade, and cut off the flow between the two. set up the rubbermade to survive (heater, skimmer, circulation) for another 48 hrs.
Then i would drain the main tank until you have like 1" of water above the sand bed and get a strong friend to help you move it.
Then i'd fill it up with water and get it up to spec (actually, adjust the water before you put it in). Fill it to 1/2 height w/ fresh sea-water.
Wait 24 hrs.
Then i'd start moving stuff from the rubbermade to the tank.
If you have time do the LR first, and wait another 24 hrs. Then the corals and fish.
I know that scenario sucks, but IMO it's the most fool proof way to go about it.
Give it 48 hrs.
Then i'd move every living thing in that tank to the rubbermade, and cut off the flow between the two. set up the rubbermade to survive (heater, skimmer, circulation) for another 48 hrs.
Then i would drain the main tank until you have like 1" of water above the sand bed and get a strong friend to help you move it.
Then i'd fill it up with water and get it up to spec (actually, adjust the water before you put it in). Fill it to 1/2 height w/ fresh sea-water.
Wait 24 hrs.
Then i'd start moving stuff from the rubbermade to the tank.
If you have time do the LR first, and wait another 24 hrs. Then the corals and fish.
I know that scenario sucks, but IMO it's the most fool proof way to go about it.
airinhere
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If you can move the tank without disturbing the live sand you will be okay. The last inch of water will be pretty nasty, but as long as the sand does not get disturbed, you will not have any problems. If you decide to play with the sand and start stirring it up you will have to thoroughly clean it before putting it back into your tank.
Get enough brand new water made to refill your tank, drain, move and refill all in one single flurry of activity. Get rid of the old water. And start making more water so you can do another water change in a few days. Put your rockwork back into the tank (use the old water to store the rock). Drip acclimate or bag and float acclimate your fish, put your corals in and everything should be fine.
Get enough brand new water made to refill your tank, drain, move and refill all in one single flurry of activity. Get rid of the old water. And start making more water so you can do another water change in a few days. Put your rockwork back into the tank (use the old water to store the rock). Drip acclimate or bag and float acclimate your fish, put your corals in and everything should be fine.
I wouldn't worry about the weight as long as you move it slowly and carefully. I've moved other tanks (albeit smaller ones) before with minimal sand/water left in them with no problems. Lift from the bottom edges and try not to apply any other force other than upward lifting. Get as much water out as you can too, I mean, it might be worth it to dig a small hole and siphon water from that hole.
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I have moved my 75gallon across the room and out the front door at 1 point with the DSB in tact and about 2 inches of water over that. The problem is that water finds its own level, and this may create pressure points on the glass. Just be careful and move slowly (which you'll want to do anyways to not mess up the sandbed!!).
pablodub01
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I have lifted a 50gallon tank with at lease 25kg of gravel on the bottom without any issues... you should be fine.. 
Roy G. Biv
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Re: Would You Do It???
Just asking... I never understood this. If you are going through all the trouble of an in wall tank, why wouldnt you take the time to upgrade to the largest size possible for the wall. Seeing as you are going through all the trouble of tearing down the wall and everything.
If you could move the tank with 1" of water then that should be the best bet. That is if you could keep the tank rock solid steady. Anytime I do something like that, Ill set aside 5-10% of the sand in a bucket. The rest goes outside in a rubbermaid container with a garden hose to rinse. All of the bad crap floats to the top and spills over. Use the 5-10% set aside to seed the sand in the new location.
Just asking... I never understood this. If you are going through all the trouble of an in wall tank, why wouldnt you take the time to upgrade to the largest size possible for the wall. Seeing as you are going through all the trouble of tearing down the wall and everything.
If you could move the tank with 1" of water then that should be the best bet. That is if you could keep the tank rock solid steady. Anytime I do something like that, Ill set aside 5-10% of the sand in a bucket. The rest goes outside in a rubbermaid container with a garden hose to rinse. All of the bad crap floats to the top and spills over. Use the 5-10% set aside to seed the sand in the new location.
saltysteven
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i ve moved a 55 with sand in it in a few hours. after everything was out of the tank and in a previously set up tank on the side. my buddy and i lifted the tank with metal stand together across the room. a 65 should not be a problem. i dumped alot of stress coat in with a new water change and slowly added everything back in this order. rock, coral - then fish. everything lived
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