75 gallon transport?

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CRfish23

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Im leaving for school in the next few weeks and im going to bring the fish with me(No one will take care of them while im gone) So i already have once transported my 30 and 10 gallon. and i know the rule try to keep as much wateras possible. Im just seeing if anyone knows of a good consolidated way of trans porting all of these fish, tanks, filters, supplies, water, etc. also the drive is only an hour and a half or so and im prolly getting a u-haul because i gotta take quite a bit of stuff.(Bar :cheers:in a dorm room 30 and 10 are going in it :naughty: ) But if any one can give some advice it would be greatly appreciated thanks
 
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As far as tanks and other stuff just put thick blankets on them and make sure they won't slide on the trip and ensure nothing is put or stacked on them . As for the fish, A new 5 gallon bucket will do great, drill a hole in it big enough for an air line, put an air stone in the bucket and buy a battery powered pump, there not that expensive, that should do u for the trip. I assume u have a freshwater setup, otherwise, we'd have more complex issues, pm me if u want, Im moving in a dorm next week a well, but my tanks staying home, I only live 25 minutes from school lol. Eventually I'm gonna have a bigger tank but it's going to go into storage until I get my own place. I'm probably gonna get a 10 gallon anyway and have some guppies in my room. Roommate permitting hah


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So a 5 gallon bucket is good for all my fish??!?? you sure bout that?
 
CRfish23 said:
So a 5 gallon bucket is good for all my fish??!?? you sure bout that?
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It Depends what fish you are moving and whether or not your moving them all at the same time.
 
i move each tanks inhabitants per bucket/container along with their bio media. the key is the bio media.. rinse it good in the current tank water. then when you get to your destination fill the tanks dechlore, heat... then dump the fish bucket into the tank and replace the bio media into the filters.. never lost a fish this way. if you have delicate or particularly spikey fish that could harm others i seperate them. or if you have room tossing the bio media into a seperate bucket of water works great too. treat the bio media like you do fish and youll have minimal to no cycle issues with the move.
 
MonsterMinis said:
i move each tanks inhabitants per bucket/container along with their bio media. the key is the bio media.. rinse it good in the current tank water. then when you get to your destination fill the tanks dechlore, heat... then dump the fish bucket into the tank and replace the bio media into the filters.. never lost a fish this way. if you have delicate or particularly spikey fish that could harm others i seperate them. or if you have room tossing the bio media into a seperate bucket of water works great too. treat the bio media like you do fish and youll have minimal to no cycle issues with the move.
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:I agree:


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I have moved my 75 gallon 3 times now in the past 4 years and although you do want to keep as much water as possible its not entirely necessary. the trick is to not let the filters media dry out. Keep them submersed during the trip to not allow the bacteria to die off. take a couple of 5 gal buckets with fish and media and some water, move the tank, set it backup. By not allowing the filter media to dry out you preserve the benificial bacteria and don't really have to worry about your cycle once you start it back up. Never had any need for bubblers but i also didnt' go very far each time.
 
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