Help! Moving all my tanks and fish!

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BCherdingthefish

BCherdingthefish

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I know this question has been asked before, however the search function really dislikes my phone and won't cooperate.
Long story short: I am moving 3 hours north. I have 4 tanks to move from 15 to 100 gallons...the 100 gallon is the one I'm most concerned about. Stock list is two young Plecos(5"?), a Raphael(3"), two bichirs(4.5" and 5"), RTBS(~4"), and 6 eartheaters ranging from 3.5" to 5.5".

Stock in the other tanks include 3 German Blue Rams and their spawn, baby mollies&shrimp, and 8 juvenile angelfish.

I know how I'm going to transport the tank...take everything out. Sand in buckets, large driftwood on a piece of plastic. I will be putting some kind of padding in my van to cushion any bumps. That should keep the tank safe, right?
But HOW do I transport the fish! There's so many, and they are by no means small. It's a long drive, will probably take over 3 hours since I want to drive slower with the tank in the car.
Also, how do plants that are attached to driftwood get moved? Do I have to unattached them and put them in bags of water? It sounds like a lot of work!
What about filter media? How do I transport that?
I am so so so nervous, this tank&fish are one of the few things that keeps me calm&sane through my chronic illness, I would be beyond devastated if anything happened to it. I really need some advice on how to safely transport everything!
Thanks guys!! :)


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plants are best transported damp not submerged.. i wrap dw with plants in newspaper that been dampened, put it into a bag. spritz abit more water in and seal bag. this will keep them good for up to 48 hours usually. fish i put in 5 gallon buckets or totes. up to 5 hours and i wouldnt seal the buckets, if your makeing the whole haul in one go make sure when refilling tanks to try and match temps to the buckets, not bring the tank up to temp immediately. and bio media go into its own bucket, you can put all the media in one bucket or seperate. Treat it like fish. i moved the media once with each fish bucket and had debris everywhere... even after giving it a rinse before moveing it. and while it may sound like a good time to clean your filters up ect, dont do it.
 
X2 on what monster minis said...

Also the battery powered air pump if your worried...

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Place them in a Cooler it is best to regulate heat and cold and also just shut it. Your not going that far and water will splash a little and mix air into the water. Do this and it will be easy. Ohh and drive like crazy. Lol

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coolers work too, lol i usually put towels over buckets to keep splashing to a min. if you do use a battery powered airstone, add a sponge filter to it. never hurts to have abit of bb.
 
If you place a hefty bag in your buckets or coolers so that you can tie them off it will prevent/reduce the amount of splashing. I think using a battery operated pump would be a good idea to keep the water oxygenated.

Moving tanks sucks. Good luck!
 
DIDYSIS said:
Place them in a Cooler it is best to regulate heat and cold and also just shut it. Your not going that far and water will splash a little and mix air into the water. Do this and it will be easy. Ohh and drive like crazy. Lol

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Our biggest cooler is about 3 feet long, I'm assuming that's big enough? What should the water/air ratio be?


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