So, after having been unemployed for the last 7 months, I've accepted a job in Texas. We're loading up lock, stock and barrel and heading south. I'm trying to figure out what the heck to do with the reef tank. Sell off my stock and start over down there? Load up the animals into coolers with water and battery op. bubblers, drive for three days, get there, make 80 gallons of water, put it back together and pray? All I have are soft corals, mushrooms, ricordea, acans, favia and leathers. What are the odds I'd get there with anything living?
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Moving
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Edwardw771
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Sorry to hear your leaving us. But Congrates on the new job. My brother in law moved his reef to OH way closer than texas. the challage for him was that the tank was not established on the other end. when he moved it was all at once. Rocks, fish, corals and everything. Everything made the trip but over the next few weeks he lost alot of stuff because the tank was almost like cycling again.
So I'd suggest if your going to try to move live stuff and have the option put your stuff in a qt tank for a few weeks once you get there. then let the big tank cycle.
hope that helps.
So I'd suggest if your going to try to move live stuff and have the option put your stuff in a qt tank for a few weeks once you get there. then let the big tank cycle.
hope that helps.
Typical that my first post here would be about moving since I just moved from Philly to Edison! Anyways...
I bought a new tank here and set it up with some live rock and sand from my old tank, once the water was cleared and temperature stable, I moved the rest of the liverock and some more sand from my old tank along with all the livestock. everything came in 5gl buckets.
Once the tanks was broken down in Philly I auctioned it in my local reef club down there and lived happily ever after with my tank here...or so I hope!
If I had to move more then a couple of hours away, i would probably have sold the whole set-up and started fresh at the new place, maybe some friends can house some of your livestock for you untill the new tank is ready? Anyway, best of luck to you!
Rod
I bought a new tank here and set it up with some live rock and sand from my old tank, once the water was cleared and temperature stable, I moved the rest of the liverock and some more sand from my old tank along with all the livestock. everything came in 5gl buckets.
Once the tanks was broken down in Philly I auctioned it in my local reef club down there and lived happily ever after with my tank here...or so I hope!
If I had to move more then a couple of hours away, i would probably have sold the whole set-up and started fresh at the new place, maybe some friends can house some of your livestock for you untill the new tank is ready? Anyway, best of luck to you!
Rod
congratulations on the new job, if I was in your position, I would sell all my livestock and bulkier equipment (tank, stand, sump), and give a few coral pieces to close reefing friends for safe holding. You would probably be busy during the move and you won't put as much time and dedication to the tank as you settle in. Once settled, you can begin your new plans in setting up a new reef, better than the last....Then, you can reach out to your friends and ask for your corals and/or frags back since your tank would be ready by then..... at least that's how I'll be planning for my future move if that ever happens...
I agree with Concept3, sell the big equipment and livestock you can live without and put the money in a "reef acount". Give the prized corals to a friend and then have them ship frags to you when your settled. That's what I did when I took my tank down and blange has my prized corals. (You've still got them right Bill? ;D)
;DIf you're moving to Texas, you're probably getting a decent size truck. If you can fit the tank and equipment, go for it. (Although, you get more space for your money there, and now that you have a new job... this just has upgrade written all over it).
That said... leave the livestock behind, they won't fare well on a 3 day trip. If you can leave the tank behind, give it to someone here with all of your livestock, and let them slowly ship stuff down to you as you're ready.
In an ideal world, I'd say give the entire setup to someone, move and cycle a new tank. Ship livestock slowly down as the tank is ready.
Since money and other factors make it not quite that ideal... you may want to figure out how to balance things out and keep what's really important as others suggested.
One other idea I don't think has been mentioned, is to see if you can find a Texas board for reefing, and maybe find someone willing to take some of your livestock shipped ahead of time, so that you have a starting point when you get there.
Good luck with the move and the new job.
That said... leave the livestock behind, they won't fare well on a 3 day trip. If you can leave the tank behind, give it to someone here with all of your livestock, and let them slowly ship stuff down to you as you're ready.
In an ideal world, I'd say give the entire setup to someone, move and cycle a new tank. Ship livestock slowly down as the tank is ready.
Since money and other factors make it not quite that ideal... you may want to figure out how to balance things out and keep what's really important as others suggested.
One other idea I don't think has been mentioned, is to see if you can find a Texas board for reefing, and maybe find someone willing to take some of your livestock shipped ahead of time, so that you have a starting point when you get there.
Good luck with the move and the new job.
congrats man - sorry to see you move. You will miss the gas prices in NJ but you will love the no-state-income tax in Texas.
Personally I would keep the equipment if you bought it new - and the equipment is scaled to something you want to have in the future. Example - if you have tunze pump - why not hold on to it?
I would not try and retain any livestock however - I would look to move those to earn some cash.
Good luck. When I moved from NY to NJ i left my 55 gallon and ended up with a 120. In texas - everything is bigger so perhaps you're going to start a 180. ;D
Personally I would keep the equipment if you bought it new - and the equipment is scaled to something you want to have in the future. Example - if you have tunze pump - why not hold on to it?
I would not try and retain any livestock however - I would look to move those to earn some cash.
Good luck. When I moved from NY to NJ i left my 55 gallon and ended up with a 120. In texas - everything is bigger so perhaps you're going to start a 180. ;D
Hey Chaoscat - Sorry to hear you are moving, it was good catching up with you at meetings up north here. Let us know if you ever move towards LED lighting as you envisioned someday. Hats off to you for taking the large step needed to find a better place for work.
I have been in a rut myself working WAY too many stressful hours the last two months. There has got to be a better way and I may need to go out on that limb and something very different sometime soon.
Good luck!
I have been in a rut myself working WAY too many stressful hours the last two months. There has got to be a better way and I may need to go out on that limb and something very different sometime soon.
Good luck!