transporting 210 gallons of water!!!!

X-Treme · #1 03-03-2007, 03:29 PM

This idea works GREAT! Moved MANY a tank this way.

albert_dao · #2 03-03-2007, 03:46 PM

Why do you need to transport the water? Why not just mix new?

mark · #3 03-03-2007, 04:23 PM

Might consider mixing up saltwater in buckets at the new location and have it heated and ready to add to the tank. Bring along some maybe but not all 210g.

Just acclimatize the fish as if were bring home from a LFS and adding to an established tank.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 03-03-2007, 04:53 PM

You would really "need" to bring home about 50% of the old water at the most. When I converted my fish room into my 220g, I made about 150g of new water & added in about 100g of the old water from the various tanks. That worked no problem at all. Even moved my seahorses/corals/fish in within a very short time afterwards.

Think of it as doing a big water change.

PM sent about some containers.

Anthony

albert_dao · #5 03-03-2007, 11:18 PM

I don't even think you need to do that. I do 90% water changes on my tanks every couple of months with no ill effects.

KrazyKuch · #6 03-03-2007, 11:35 PM

But I have found that removes alot of bacteria from the water that is needed

Quagmire · #7 03-04-2007, 12:20 AM

What bacteria is free form in the water that isnt also on/in the rocks?

albert_dao · #8 03-04-2007, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by KrazyKuch

But I have found that removes alot of bacteria from the water that is needed

Waste of time. We're talking an insignificant amount of bacteria here. It's like lighting a match to assist the gas furnace heat up a room

dunl · #9 03-04-2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

I don't even think you need to do that. I do 90% water changes on my tanks every couple of months with no ill effects.

Albert is right. I got completely roasted on another forum for suggesting something like this, but I haven't ever found that fish had ill effects from doing this.

Pretend you are taking the fish home from the LFS. You won't be hurting the live rock, you won't be hurting the fish. Everything you need is on the rock.

Skimmerking · #10 03-04-2007, 01:24 AM

Actually if you take all the rock and use it in your tank with new tank water as long as its the same temp and the same ph and salinity you shouldnt have a problem. Doug did it with his tank and no neg effects what soever. Hopefully Doug will chime in here to explain.

the bio load is in the rocks and shouldnt have any die off all the pods and creatures in the rocks is what makes the tank have life.. the bacteria is in the rocks remember I would may be bring back 50 gallons of water IMO that should work out good Like it was lready stated its like doing a huge water change.