I wrapped my rocks in newspaper and dipped them in some of the salt water I
was discarding.

Do you have any problems with the anaerobic layer of the sand bed releasing
it's toxic byproducts into the tank when you move the sand bed? Or do you
have a deep sand bed?

"Rick" wrote in message
m...
I'm not going to disagree with the last post but think that this is
the best way and well thought out.( I dont know about washing the
sand). I gave my 60 gal to my father and one way to save you back is

if you can get your truck close to the tank your moving

1.Pump the water from your tank directly into the a empty storage
container(s)while its in the back of your truck. ( I used a 12vlt
belge pump and hose)

2.Put the rock in the rubbermaid and fill with tank water and cover.

3.Have a rubbermaid also for the sand once you fill the rubermaid
with sand add some of the tank water to it to keep it all submerged

4.As for transporting the fish
a. take them to your LFS for storage untill you have the tank semi
setup in the new apt.
b.Put the fish into the rubbermaid with the tank water.

oh yea unplug your heater right away when you drain the tank- I
forgot and it heated up and broke when it was not summerged in water.

Hope that helps
Rick