moto is bk to his old self

[JohnG]

How many rays do you have, a 55 is pretty small for even 1 motoro. I would be very worried about ammonia levels in a 55 as well as the stress on the rays from being in such a confined space. If I where you I would setup the 55, if thats the biggest extra tank you have, at your new place and use it to hold the rays while you setup your larger tank. Once your ray tank is refilled and water up to temp dose the water with a conditioner and move the rays over after an few hours.

If I remember one of your other posts right you have canister filters correct? If so be sure to keep them filled, I know its easier to move them empty but you will kill all your bacteria if you drain them and then you will have to recycle your tank.

Be very careful to aclimate the rays to there new water conditions, your likely to have a different PH, possibly very different, going from city to well water, you dont want to put them into shock.

As far as transport, a large plastic storage bin from homedepot is what I usually use for moving rays around, just make sure to get the good sturdy ones that wont break from the water's weight. Make sure they have plenty of water, and keep them warm. Maybe put some heat pads under it.

Might also want to take this opertunity to ditch that gravel you have in the ray tank, maybe switch to sand or just go bare bottom, Torpedo Beach sand from CaribSea is what i use in my 210G with rays, best sand I have tried for rays so far. Just a suggestion.

 

[USMCtanker]

ty ya iam happy i didn't do what the vet said to do, cause u guys were right he pulled thru, hes not dead till hes dead, my only other prob is, iam moving and iam not sure on the transport, iam going about 45 min away, and iam nervous about the move and draing the tank, iam going fromreg tap water to well water, i bought a max pure mpro machine, and when i set the tank bk up, iam prob gonna have to start with all new water, so iam thinking of setting up a 55 gal to put the rays in for a week while my other tank sits and runs for a week or so, anything ideas i can do to help me out on the transport

ya i would set up something. buy some stuff to help speed up the cycle. pack up ur filter and tanks last. an set up 1st thing when u move, when u take down the filter keep all media wet in aquarium water during trip. use that same media an filter on what ever setup u have for them. i use Microbe-lift special blend to help cycle. as for the rays move them in a blue bin or something. i use a battery air pump for long trips an keep it warm. then get a air tube an slowly fill the bin with the water from the new tank. so they slowly adjust. id set up the a 55 gal now. get it going then when rdy put them in there and the filters in 55. move the big tank, set it up start the cycle then move rays over to the new home. each time slowly adjusting them to the new tank. just my 2 cents. u have a cpl options really. less stress the better

 

[scb56055b]

ok good ty all, i will go and do that, i thought when i dumped all my water out and adding new water, i would have to let it cycle for a week or 2 before i put them bk in, didn't know i could put them bk in the same day, do u think my ph will be off on the well water after the r/o machine or will it be the same