Caught the Damsels! B4 & After pics Was: Need some advice, PDQ

[sphelps]

All those corals will survive out of water for at least a few hours provided they don't dry out. I see no problem in keeping them out of water for the amount of time it will take to catch one fish. I'd be more careful with the rock if it's heavily populated with sponges. Sponges can be easily damaged with nothing more than being lifted out of the water. If you have enough sponges die off you could end up with a tank crash.

[vic622]

Originally Posted by sphelps

All those corals will survive out of water for at least a few hours provided they don't dry out. I see no problem in keeping them out of water for the amount of time it will take to catch one fish. I'd be more careful with the rock if it's heavily populated with sponges. Sponges can be easily damaged with nothing more than being lifted out of the water. If you have enough sponges die off you could end up with a tank crash.

No sponges, just softies & inverts in/on the rock. I'll toss all of it in the rubbermaid and move fast - Just depends on how "cooperative" the Damsels will be ...

[Binare]

I've had my rock with coral mounted out for hours when I moved my tank. Wrapped the rock in paper towel soaked in tank water then into safeway bags, threw it in the trunk and drove 9 hours, didn't lose a thing. Corals a lot hardier then you'd think.