Moving a LARGE tank

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by Buk_A_neer

I doubt there will be a cycle if most water and rock are used as there wont be time for die-off ... just have to be very organized in the timing of it all.

That's what I said too. One yellow tang, one fairy wrasse, and two cleaner shrimp, and several corals, say different though.

Basically don't be optimistic. It will be every bit as bad as you can imagine it to be, and worse still. My advice, don't do it (i.e., move the tank wet). Plan for an overlap, and better yet, get rid of everything you can, and for those things that you cannot bear to part with, arrange for housing in someone else's tank for a MINIMUM of a few weeks. Don't take chances.

I will never move a tank again. Never. Not unless I could have a several week overlap like Mitch did, or we're talking about a 30g or less. However, that's not always a realistic possibility. If you love your livestock, find them a home while you get everything else sorted out.

Sorry to be a downer but I now realize that it's just crazy and ill-advised to try to take it with you (in one go). Do yourself a favour ... get that interim tank set up somewhere off-site where you don't have time working against you. Friend's house, or something. Moving is stressful enough without having to worry about the livestock on top of it.