Buying Used Set Up...how To Transport

[Lokemer]

90 Gallon tank with live rock, corals, few fish available for sale 1.5 hours away that I am seriously looking at purchasing.
Would really like advice on the logistics of transporting this set up and keeping things alive.

 

[ben1987]

quite possible, but would need the hire of a large van.

you would need large supply of ready mixed and heated fresh salt water at your house. As many large watertight containers you can find. All fish and corals would want bagging up and putting in boxes preferably with heat packs as this thing will take some setting up when your home too.

then you need to keep all the rock wet. a it will die if allowed to dry out. So you would have to fill containers with rock and water then seal them up.
Save as much tank water as you can too. Then its a cae of emptying iy and getting it on the van with all the other stuff and getting it all home.



it is do able but you would need a fair few mates to help too

 

[Morri]

Throw the sand away if there is any with the tank it will be full of Nitrates and will cause nothing but headaches a lot of people have made that mistake and it takes ages to recover.

Tank moves are always difficult but with enough manpower it is doable good luck with it.