is this a good find

[soccerkidbs]

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/for/412775211.html
i am about 4 and a half hours from here but this looks like a good price to me and i was wondering if you would make the drive for it?

[fsn77]

Yes, the price is excellent, considering the lighting and all the livestock. However, moving a tank plus all the livestock 4+ hours is going to be a very difficult and time consuming endeavor. I'd recommend some serious planning to minimize die-off of the LR and sand bed (if you don't plan to change out the majority of the sand bed), along with making sure all the fish and corals survive the trip.

If you're serious about purchasing it, I'd look into setting up some QT tanks (even for the corals), as the tank will likely go through at least a mini-cycle from being moved (especially over that time / distance), which could be incredibly stressful (if not deadly) to some of the fish and corals.

[schigara]

Get a good dc/ac inverter and enough trash cans to hold the LR LS, corals and fish. Pump and aerate the water in the cans.

[Grins]

Ditto to FSN's advice. Good deal but plan the move and use QT tanks to hold things while the tank goes through a mini cycle.

[salty420]

i would make the drive for that deal! won't be easy but def worth it if you're looking to set up a new tank. i love deals like that, no wait for a beautiful reef :)