Hey Y'all,
In about 3 months I'll be moving across the country from Knoxville, TN to Denver, CO (1,300 – 1,400 miles). I've got a Red Sea Reefer 170 (43 gal). I feel like it’s going to be much too expensive to restart all of my corals and as a result am looking to move them with me.
The idea:
Build a sort of mobile fish tank that I can take on the road with me.
- Power inverter for vehicle to provide power to the heater and air pump while on the move
- Heavy duty bin with rubber sealed lid
- Small hole drilled in top for heater/air pump while in the car & on the move
- Egg crate dividers to separate live rock from rocks with coral, other coral, and the 3 small fish I have
The plan:
- Have plenty of egg crate and can add more dividers
- I have a 3D printer and am able to print parts (possible containers for coral or fish); We've already printed a clip to secure the egg crate in place.
- Would like to utilize the printer to print anything that would aid in this process
I know this isn’t impossible and that it will take an incredible amount of work to achieve overcome this endeavor successfully. I’m posting to get any suggestions, tips, ideas, any feedback is accepted.
Thanks y’all!
In about 3 months I'll be moving across the country from Knoxville, TN to Denver, CO (1,300 – 1,400 miles). I've got a Red Sea Reefer 170 (43 gal). I feel like it’s going to be much too expensive to restart all of my corals and as a result am looking to move them with me.
The idea:
Build a sort of mobile fish tank that I can take on the road with me.
- Power inverter for vehicle to provide power to the heater and air pump while on the move
- Heavy duty bin with rubber sealed lid
- Small hole drilled in top for heater/air pump while in the car & on the move
- Egg crate dividers to separate live rock from rocks with coral, other coral, and the 3 small fish I have
The plan:
- Break down tank about 4 – 7 days before move and transfer into prepared bin (possibly run skimmer in 5 gal bucket near the setup)
- Monitor closely and make sure things are working as they should performing small water changes every other day
- Bin will be divided by egg crate with 2 sections (as of now, may add another)
- Section 1
- - Live rock, live rock
- - 3 turbo snails, a bunch of hermits and any starfish I can find in the sand
- Section 2
- - Coral, 2 small clown fish, 1 small purple dottyback
- - Coral list
- - Small can colony (about 5 polyps)
- - Medium sized zoa colony (Eagle Eye)
- - Medium sized zoa colony (Daisy Cutters)
- - Frag of 6 magician zoa polyps
- - GSP rock (medium)
- - Poker Star monti (medium to small, encrusted on rock)
- - 2 Medium sized Frogspawns (still on plug, about 5 heads each)
- - Duncan colony (about 14 heads)
- - Pulsing xenia (about fist sized, attached to rock)
- Transfer to vehicle, get the electronics going and hit the road
- At first hotel stop we will carry the bin inside the room, set up power head to keep some flow going, hook up heater, air pump, perform small water change, (maybe set up skimmer like I said before), (maybe set up light for a while?)
- After hotel stay transfer back to car and hit the road again. (Potentially two hotel stays during this trip according to how the GF can hold up to the driving)
- Once arrived at new place, get tank set up and place new sand, live rock and transfer inhabitants and coral into tank.
- Have plenty of egg crate and can add more dividers
- I have a 3D printer and am able to print parts (possible containers for coral or fish); We've already printed a clip to secure the egg crate in place.
- Would like to utilize the printer to print anything that would aid in this process
I know this isn’t impossible and that it will take an incredible amount of work to achieve overcome this endeavor successfully. I’m posting to get any suggestions, tips, ideas, any feedback is accepted.
Thanks y’all!
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