Moving help

[69cichlids]

So we bought a house and close in a few weeks. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to move ask if my fish and tanks over there. My thought is to move my fish from the 125gal into the 80gal grow out (fish in there are big enough not to be eaten) then move the 125g into the house and 2x30gal and get those set up for a few days then move all the fish from the 80gal into the 125, fish from 55gal into a 30gal and fry into a 10 and the 70 gal into the other 30 then get all of those tanks moved over and set up for a few days then move the fish back into their tanks with the fish from the 125 back into the 80 so I can drain the 125 and place it back onto its stand have that set up for a few days and then move the fish that were in the 125 back in it...we will have the house the fist weekend in september and have to be out of our apt by the end of september.

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[verbal]

A few temporary containers may help make your move easier. I think a couple of the clear storage containers could probably temporarily house the fish from your 30s. A stock tank could probably take the fish from the 125.

 

[Jefft]

Congratulations on getting out of the apartment and into a house!!! I am looking to do the same thing as soon as possible. If you need help with your tank moves I have made my truck available to any CCA members in our area ( Maryland) just in case you need help transporting. Please see my post on transporting tanks for details.

 

[leisure_man]

Trash can with casters will definitely speed up the process.

 

[ezrk]

So we bought a house and close in a few weeks. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to move ask if my fish and tanks over there. My thought is to move my fish from the 125gal into the 80gal grow out (fish in there are big enough not to be eaten) then move the 125g into the house and 2x30gal and get those set up for a few days

I wouldn't think there would be anyone reason to wait a few days. Assuming this is a short "across town" kind of move I would do something like:

-Drain 125, bag the sand/gravel to keep it moist, bag the filter media to keep it moist. Put the fish in numerous 5g buckets with airstones and towels on the top (to keep them from jumping). Use water from the tank.

- Move the tank and such across town and set it up.

- Come back, drain teh 80g and do the same thing as the 125. Bag the fish from teh 125 and put the fish from the 80 in those buckets

- Move the 125 fish across town, dump in 125, set up the 80g.

- Bag the 30g fish drain the 30gs take the 30g fish and tanks and the 80g fish to their new home.

A couple of steps could be combined if you wanted. It is probably safe to just take the 125 set up and fish in one go for instance.

 

[jonclark96]

If you can get the tank drained, moved, and set back up the same day then there is no reason to go through any of the more complicated switching things around you have described above. You won't lose your BB colony in a few hours. If you are especially worried about it, set up a few sponge filters in the tanks now, move them to one of the smaller tanks during the move, and run them again once you fill the new tanks. I've done it before with no loss of fish in the long run.

If you can't get the move/set up done in a day, you may need to do something different.

 

[69cichlids]

thanks! I'm moving maybe 10mins away from my place now. And thanks fire the offer of using your truck, I live in iowa tho but my boss is a nice guy and will let us use our box truck with a lift gate

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[CichlidOWNR]

I recently moved my 55 gal. I essentially used the same method that the other posters had recommend. I bought several 5 gal buckets at a hardware store and two battery powered bait aerators from that came with a 5 gal lid (about $20 each in my area at a sporting goods store). This way I moved the tank in all one try as previously recommended and kept the fish in there as long as needed to move the tank. Once at the new location you can place a heater in the buckets to keep the temp constant (may not need to due to it is summer now). I used new and fresh treated water in the buckets to limit the amount of nitratates, this was just my choice instead of using tank water.

The advantage I found of getting the aerator that comes with the lid is that I can place it on any 5 gal bucket that I got from a hardware store, I riged it to the back of my station wagon and have an arrangement where I can include a heater (with a power converter) for long distances when I pick up any fish to add. I also have two aerators now that I can use when the power goes out.

My move worked like a charm with no losses. Keep it as simple as possible and you should be good to go.