Moving 9 gallon

[Aneisch]

Howdy!

I have a 9 gallon reef setup but am a college student, and will be moving back to college station in the fall. Have any advice/favorite methods for moving a reef?

At the beginning of the summer I moved my 4 gallon back home by removing rock/coral/critters and placing in a bucket, and draining water to substrate level so I could move the tank. That was pretty simple, but do you guys have any other ideas?

[Jason]

I moved my 10 gallon planted tank by draining half of the water and just carrying it to my car.

I put it in the back seat on the floor and none of the water spilled. I drove on the freeway too.

[eklikewhoa]

a bucket or two?
bucket for the LR with bubbler
bucket for livestock with bubbler
drain tank down to the sand.

[cu0ngsayz]

i think the bucket method is best since youre going to be on the road for awhile

[cichlid1409]

a bucket or two?
bucket for the LR with bubbler
bucket for livestock with bubbler
drain tank down to the sand.

this is how I moved my 25g reef . no problems.

[Totenkampf]

yeah definately drain down as far as you can. it isnt about your strength, its about the strengths of the seals lol

[Aneisch]

Thanks guys, guess I'll go with the tried and true. Really not looking forward to this!