Moving - Going To Be A Nightmare, Isn't It?

[Nighthawk26]

Well some exciting things look to be going on over here. New house pending inspection tomorrow then a week to firm up. Would move in on June 23rd or possibly sooner if I sell and buyers take mine before that.

For those who have been to my place, you would likely notice it's a fairly elaborate setup given the DT on the main floor has the return and drains run about 60 feet across and to the other side of my finished basement to my fish room.

My mind is on overload thinking about the logistics of the overall move. 225G DT with 80G sump and 40G frag tank. I guess the only somewhat saving grace is that it is 5 minutes away.

Comments?

 

[Pistol]

WOW! that is going to be a massive undertaking, multiple trucks, lots of bodies, buckets, buckets, buckets and more buckets, air pumps and stones, lots of luck.

 

[nathan]

Pistol hit the nail on the head with that one...you will need lots of help and prep work to mare the move for equipment go as smoothly as possible. I'd hire movers to do the house work and have some man power to help with the shut down of tank. If you can get possession of the new house before the closing of your old one would be the best... will give you time to get things where they need to be.... you will already have your hands full anyway. I'd make that a big consideration... talk to your lawyer and real-estate agent.

 

[yveterinarian]

Wow, a lot to move! I don't envy you but in the long run hopefully your set up might end up simpler and not have to have a 60' run to your fish room. As Nathan said maybe you can get possession of the new one before you have to give up the old one and then maybe you can get some fresh saltwater making in your new home ready for the move and you won't have to move as much water as well as the rock and livestock.
It took me almost a week to slowly move everything from my reef tank downstairs into my reef upstairs so that I didn't run the risk of creating a cycle and mine was a small system so I can't imagine moving something as large as yours. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

 

[chrisstevens]

Easier to shutdown before hand and setback up when your all settled in in my opinion.

 

[TORX]

WOW! that is going to be a massive undertaking, multiple trucks, lots of bodies, buckets, buckets, buckets and more buckets, air pumps and stones, lots of luck.

And heaters.

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[AdInfinitum]

Easier to shutdown before hand and setback up when your all settled in in my opinion.

I agree....try to keep only irreplaceable must have corals (maybe find someone with a good system to babysit them). Fish are pretty easy to move or keep in a temporary holding system...SPS not so much better to sell than see them perish.

 

[Salty Cracker]

I have taken almost a year to move a tank downstairs and I'm still at the cycling stage, no idea how you can move that monster in a week

 

[Franco]

I agree....try to keep only irreplaceable must have corals (maybe find someone with a good system to babysit them). Fish are pretty easy to move or keep in a temporary holding system...SPS not so much better to sell than see them perish.

+ 1 find a good reefer from your place

 

[EricTMah]

It can be done. Lots of planning and being prepared with the proper equipment.



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[scubasteve]

id say move the frag tank get it setup and running and house your corals there then you will have lots of time to move everything else and cycle. Like another member said keep the hard to get coral and sell the common. Until we have transporters like Star Trek I doubt there is any easy way.

 

[heath]

Well some exciting things look to be going on over here. New house pending inspection tomorrow then a week to firm up. Would move in on June 23rd or possibly sooner if I sell and buyers take mine before that.

For those who have been to my place, you would likely notice it's a fairly elaborate setup given the DT on the main floor has the return and drains run about 60 feet across and to the other side of my finished basement to my fish room.

My mind is on overload thinking about the logistics of the overall move. 225G DT with 80G sump and 40G frag tank. I guess the only somewhat saving grace is that it is 5 minutes away.

Comments?

Mike, I am moving in April, wanna help, then you will have experience moving yours... lol...

 

[heath]

Easier to shutdown before hand and setback up when your all settled in in my opinion.

but, what do you do with the fish... in a perfect world that is the way that it should be done but.....any suggestions...

 

[Salty Cracker]

but, what do you do with the fish... in a perfect world that is the way that it should be done but.....any suggestions...

 

[heath]

Glen; only you would come up with something like that.. but, I do have a couple of fish that size...lol..

 

[nathan]

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Lol awesome Glen.....

 

[derrick orosz]

can you set up a couple smaller tanks at a family members house for the fish and corals so you can take your time moving them?

 

[shamous113]

IMHO...If you can bridge your mortgage for two weeks it would help the move, once you take position immediately set up a frag tank and a qt tank and water making equipment. move fish and frags to the new house then move the tank with the expectation that your going to have a cycle once you get it up and running. the time of year will be good for moving, I think you'll need at least 8-10 people to help tear down and move the tank quickly...if it's a hot summer you don't want things heating up too much in the back of trucks,this may mean transporting rock ahead of the tank to the new house. if you can prep any plumbing ahead of time it would help the situation.

 

[Nighthawk26]

Yeah, I think the only way to do it proper is to have them in other tanks and have the plumbing all ready to go with the tank basically there. As mentioned I am only about 5 minutes away so that's a plus for sure. I will have to do some research to see what size tank I need for my current livestock to last a couple days with existing filtration. More so water volume I guess.

Did I mention I want to change the flooring? Gut the kitchen? Change all the trim and doors, and paint? DOAH.

I have no issue bridging. Already discussed the numbers with my broker. The issue is my current house won't even go on the market for a few weeks so it will be a matter of finding the right buyer who will close as quick as possible. This is an estate sale so they will have NO issue with me going in anytime at all.

 

[OrcaSB]

I just moved my 125 reef 2 weekends ago and it took 11 hours start to finish! My system is much simpler than yours even with the sump in the stand below and not nearly as large. 11 hours and I do this for a living so I don't envy you that's for sure. The plus side for my move was that everything lived and the tank was as if nothing happened the very next day. The time it takes to move a properly setup reef tank is crazy and that's why we never offer it outside of our own clients (we have no choice when existing clients move). It just takes too many man hours away.


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