Moving a tank 75g- quick question

[pbdanner]

Quick question. I have a 75g that we are about to move to our new home...

would you consider it safe to move it with the 75 lbs of wet gravel it will have in the bottom or should it be removed as well (i would like to keep it as it is, undisturbed but not if its going to compromise tank integrity)

notes on tank, 75g : does have black molding/bracings on top and bottom : 75 lbs of gravel

[rich311k]

I would empty the tank. They are not designed to take the stress of moving with stuff in them. If you decide to, support the bottom with a piece of wood for moving it around.

[Lady Hobbs]

Empty that tank. It only takes 15 minutes to remove that gravel and is just not worth the risk of that extra weight on that bottom panel of glass.

[Crispy]

Definitely take out the gravel. Throw it in a tote or a few 5g buckets. Too much stress on the movers and the tank to gamble.

[hybridguy]

Empty the tank.

[bluemeate]

how do you move a planted aquarium?

[korith]

how do you move a planted aquarium?

Take plants out and bag them up. Substrate into bins/buckets. Empty the tank. Move, and do the reverse.

With the plants how you bag them may depend on how large they are or what type of plant they are. People ship plants all the time, just wrapped up in moist towel papers, or air filled bags. When I moved I put all the plants into a small bin, got to the new place and put them all into a spare tank with water, while I got all the tanks set up again. Some plants didn't handle the move that well, it can be a shock to their root systems, can take a while to recover.