Moving tanks best solution

[Mitch91]

Well I have my tanks on top of my 4ft display tank in the lounge room however my partner doesn't seem to like them there as she reckons they make the room feel cluttered :/ anyhow I am thinking of moving them into the garage what's the best way to move them in there I some shrimp are berried and I don't want to stress them out that would cause them to drop the eggs. suggestions please.

[jayc]

Any pics of what we are dealing with??

[Mitch91]

11 minutes ago, jayc said:

Any pics of what we are dealing with??

 

[Mitch91]

Thanks are only small I think 19" x 9 x 9.5" 

im not sure if it would be safe to say drain 3/4 of the water into a bucket then lift the tank to new location then slowly drain water back in. What do you think ?

[jayc]

Yeah, that would be how I do it.

The tanks don't look big, so drain and keep as much water as you can. 

Remove any rocks and that big ass driftwood ! (That must weight a bit).

Move the tank and refill with the saved water without disturbing the substrate too much.

1/4 empty tanks can still be heavy, so get a mate to help on the move day. 

If I lived in Brisbane, I'd come give you a hand. 

[zn30]

Agree with you both however if the budgets right I would setup a storage system to house the tanks in the garage permanently buying two more tanks filling them up once cycled 4-5 weeks move your shrimp that you can find in tank then go through the process to move the existing tanks into your new storage system. It may take a little longer however your partner may not agree. 

You can never have too many tanks! Cheers.

[Mitch91]

I got a table in the garage that I'm planning on using it can hold around 4 of my tanks if they are vertical facing, I need to invest in for a chiller before it gets to hot and I'm wondering how I'm going to get a chiller to cool down the 4 tanks ? 

[jayc]

1 hour ago, Mitch91 said:

how I'm going to get a chiller to cool down the 4 tanks

One chiller to 4 tanks ... the only way is with a sump system.

[Mitch91]

2 minutes ago, jayc said:

One chiller to 4 tanks ... the only way is with a sump system.

That really sucks because my tanks have not been drilled 

[jayc]

Tell me about it. Chillers are sooo expensive. It just makes the hobby that much more difficult.

The alternative is to get a dedicated aquarium room, and an air conditioner.

[zn30]

I have all my tanks in the garage they have been in there for 4 years. I have a ceiling fan of which I open the front window, with fly screen, and open the back door, with a security door so the air is drawn in out pushed out it cools the garage down by 5-6 degrees. The garage is also insulated as for the remainder of our house. 

1 x 8x2x2 tank, 1 x 6ft standard tank, 2 x 2ft tanks, 9 x 3ft tanks, 1x Aqua one 620T, 1 x Aqua one 880, 1 x Aqua one 900 half round tank, 1x 1.5 cube and 1 x  Aqua one small cube. 

The only tank that I will be needing a chiller for is my 900 half round CRS tank.

not sure how you will connect all your four tank to one chiller unless they are going through a sump setup, but then not sure how successful that would be either. Good luck keep us posted.

[Mitch91]

I don't know what I will do now and yes chillers are bloody expensive, as is the substrate lol. Well I might see if I can find a large tank that's divided into sections with a sump. 

My garage in summer gets really hot in the 30s so I know my shrimp wouldn't last long. And as for aircon I have 2 in my house lounge room and bedroom. However my partner wouldn't like tanks in either room and I don't really want to run the aircon all the time my bill per quarter is already over $1000. 

[KeenShrimp]

Hi @Mitch91,

I have posted this previously on another thread: Johnlen thermo-electric chillers are cheaper than the older -type ones, and they are extremely light on electricity. I will find the old post where I worked out how much it cost me to run the chillers per quarter ( it was the price of a few coffees- seriously!) It gets 40 degrees here in Canberra and I have two running permanently in summer on my large tanks ( 130 litre tiger tank and 240 litre PRL tank). They are also not as noisy as I expected them to be, and their temperature control is very accurate. I cannot recommend them highly enough ( no I don't work for them!?)

[Mitch91]

12 minutes ago, KeenShrimp said:

Hi @Mitch91,

I have posted this previously on another thread: Johnlen thermo-electric chillers are cheaper than the older -type ones, and they are extremely light on electricity. I will find the old post where I worked out how much it cost me to run the chillers per quarter ( it was the price of a few coffees- seriously!) It gets 40 degrees here in Canberra and I have two running permanently in summer on my large tanks ( 130 litre tiger tank and 240 litre PRL tank). They are also not as noisy as I expected them to be, and their temperature control is very accurate. I cannot recommend them highly enough ( no I don't work for them!)

Thanks keenshrimp I'll look into them :) .

do you happen to know how much it would cost to drill holes in the tanks I have to add a sump system? Couldn't imagine it would be much.

[KeenShrimp]

Hi @Mitch91, sorry, my chillers are connected to large canister filters- I do not have any sump systems. I hope one of the handy DIY-guys on the forum can help you with that one.

[NoGi]

There was a DIY sump guide here somewhere. There are a few members here that have sumps.

[jc12]

23 hours ago, Mitch91 said:

I got a table in the garage that I'm planning on using it can hold around 4 of my tanks if they are vertical facing, I need to invest in for a chiller before it gets to hot and I'm wondering how I'm going to get a chiller to cool down the 4 tanks ? 

A table would take up the same foot print as a rack. I say ditch the table and get/make a rack instead with a sump system. Haha. :)

 

21 hours ago, Mitch91 said:

I don't know what I will do now and yes chillers are bloody expensive, as is the substrate lol. Well I might see if I can find a large tank that's divided into sections with a sump. 

All my chillers are bought used either from Gumtree or various forums and they have been running fine. I could buy 3 used chillers for the price of a new one. So I just keep a couple as spare. Just make sure the date stamp on the label of the chiller is not too old. I tend to get chillers less than 5 years old. Similar to an air conditioner, they usually last a long while too.

 

21 hours ago, Mitch91 said:

Thanks keenshrimp I'll look into them :) .

do you happen to know how much it would cost to drill holes in the tanks I have to add a sump system? Couldn't imagine it would be much.

I recently drilled a hole in my tank for the first time. It really is not as difficult as it seems even though it took me a long time before I was brave enough to do it myself. 4 holes later, I am no longer hesitant to drill them myself now. Diamond coated drill bits off eBay cost me $2+ each. Best advice I can give you is to use a piece of unwanted timber/thick MDF and pre-drill a hole on it as a template. Clamp the template on the glass tank, do it slow and steady. Google/Youtube as there are heaps of videos showing you how it is done.