Advice Needed On Moving My Tank

[jimll]

Hi

I have a well established 200 litre Aquaone windsor 66 tank which im moving to my new flat next week and have been advised by my local shop that i should throw away all my sand and put new sand in when i move.

Their basis for this is 'that stirring up the sand could release a lot of ammonia into the water' I was in another shop yesterday with the view of possibly buying new sand and they told me it was unnecessary and that throwing away my sand would cause me to lose a lot of the filtration (nitrifying bacteria i assume?) contained within the sand and that i should remove the fish, save half the water, give the sand a clean (releasing any ammonia into the water)then drain the rest of the water to waste.

Id appreciate anyones thoughts on comments on the best way forward with this and any other hints or suggestion which could make my tank move go a bit smoother.

Cheers

jim

 

[flyhawk]

first of all, is moving the ank with sand in it an option?
iwould try to keep the sand in

 

[rabbut]

Moving a tank with anything in it risks cracking the base and/or side pains, so please don't try to move it with sand in You can keep the sand and wash it as much as you like. Unless you have somehow managed to modify a UGF (Under Gravel Filter) to work with sand, the sand will have neglegable filtration value to your tank, so you can replace or blast with tap water as much as you like. It is of cause cheaper to keep the sand and just clean it

If you want any more info on moving a tank, read This Thread that I wrote a while back. More useful general information threads can be found under the "Beginner Resources" centre in "New to the Hobby". Any topics that are directly relevant to moving a tank though, happen to already be linked to in that thread Any questions, just shout

Oh, how rude of me, I keep forgetting this...

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Rabbut