There's a good chance that I'll be moving (locally) this summer. It wasn't really in the plans when I started the large cube last year, so now I'm trying to figure out if I should move the tank or just start a new build wherever I end up and just take some livestock with me.
I have an ADA 60-p (18 gallons) that is drilled and has most of the plumbing ready to go. I'm thinking about just setting up that tank with an oversized stand so that I can fit a larger sump underneath it...at least a 40 breeder. I figure I can set it up with live sand and pull the rock from my current sump to get the tank scaped before moving over some livestock...which would likely just be my pair of clowns and the growing nem collection.
The other option is just to move the large cube. With the closed loop, I'm thinking that there will be some plumbing that needs to be cut and/or redone...so it makes moving the tank and all the livestock in a day a bit more complicated. I'd rather not move anything into a large holding tank in the new place while the glue cures on the cube so that I can get everything back in there...but I suppose that's an option.
I guess the 3rd option would be to find another tank somewhere between the ADA and the current cube so that it's not such a big downsize, but I'm trying to avoid spending the extra cash. I think a 40-60 gal cube would do the trick if I can find one cheap enough.
Thoughts/votes? Any words of encouragement to convince me that I can move this large tank without having a crash? The 60p is really tempting me right now...it'd be nice to have that small tank stuffed with some nice nems...I just don't know if I want to go back to a total water volume of under 40 gallons.
I have an ADA 60-p (18 gallons) that is drilled and has most of the plumbing ready to go. I'm thinking about just setting up that tank with an oversized stand so that I can fit a larger sump underneath it...at least a 40 breeder. I figure I can set it up with live sand and pull the rock from my current sump to get the tank scaped before moving over some livestock...which would likely just be my pair of clowns and the growing nem collection.
The other option is just to move the large cube. With the closed loop, I'm thinking that there will be some plumbing that needs to be cut and/or redone...so it makes moving the tank and all the livestock in a day a bit more complicated. I'd rather not move anything into a large holding tank in the new place while the glue cures on the cube so that I can get everything back in there...but I suppose that's an option.
I guess the 3rd option would be to find another tank somewhere between the ADA and the current cube so that it's not such a big downsize, but I'm trying to avoid spending the extra cash. I think a 40-60 gal cube would do the trick if I can find one cheap enough.
Thoughts/votes? Any words of encouragement to convince me that I can move this large tank without having a crash? The 60p is really tempting me right now...it'd be nice to have that small tank stuffed with some nice nems...I just don't know if I want to go back to a total water volume of under 40 gallons.