I know most of you guys have moved with tanks.. but how do you move ALOT of tanks? heres my plan.. pick at it all you guys want. I've had a good track reacond with not losing fish in moves but this will be the largest undertakeing I've ever done, and I don't want to lose fish.
first off a list..
2x20'a
37
75
40
56
120
I have 3 brand new totes, and 6 5 gallon buckets used only for fish.. My plan is to move the fish with the totes, and the bio-media with the buckets keeping each "tank" together.
the biggest worry is the 120.. there are 3 18" gar, 3 stingrays, and 2 spiney eels... I was planning on moving the gar together and the eels together as I've moved these fish together in the past ( the exact same fish) but I've never moved the rays. I'm thinking to move each ray seperately to avoid anyone getting tagged with anyone else barb and to keep stess to a minimum.
I will have an intec pool set-up hopefully at min a few days before moving the fish and they will all go into the pond with the bio-media for the 24 hours or less it will take to move all the tanks..
pond is 12'x30" and will end up holding 3x 18" gar 3x12" gar 1-10" gar.. 3 spiney eels 24",12",10"... 3 retic stingrays 9",8",6" disks.... TSN 8".. Endli 8"... but now taht i see the numbers i'm thinking the TSN and endli which are currenlty in the 75 may need to be moved with the actual tanks or kept in a tote. My biggest concern is my Cuban gar.. hes the biggest with teeth..
I plan on fasting 3 days up to the move and not feeding until moved back into their tanks/final spots at home. so totall fast up to 5 days.
In the past I've been able to break down a tank.. and move everything that day. I may not be able to this time so need to have some form of holding tanks. I also will not have time to cycle the pond ect prior to moving so plan on keeping the fish with their bio-media and doing water changes as needed, I think though with enough aggitation ect there won't be any issue. My other concern is the pool not being heated enough. we already plan on cranking the heat in the house up to 72 but with moving everything and not knowning how well the house holds heat, its abit of a gamble. I do plan on pulling the heaters when we move the fish.
My husband and I are doing most of the moving ourselves so we don't have alot of help as of yet, If we get lucky I will try and do it all in one day to avoid haveing to even use the pool, but i'de hate to get stuck in a hard place.
first off a list..
2x20'a
37
75
40
56
120
I have 3 brand new totes, and 6 5 gallon buckets used only for fish.. My plan is to move the fish with the totes, and the bio-media with the buckets keeping each "tank" together.
the biggest worry is the 120.. there are 3 18" gar, 3 stingrays, and 2 spiney eels... I was planning on moving the gar together and the eels together as I've moved these fish together in the past ( the exact same fish) but I've never moved the rays. I'm thinking to move each ray seperately to avoid anyone getting tagged with anyone else barb and to keep stess to a minimum.
I will have an intec pool set-up hopefully at min a few days before moving the fish and they will all go into the pond with the bio-media for the 24 hours or less it will take to move all the tanks..
pond is 12'x30" and will end up holding 3x 18" gar 3x12" gar 1-10" gar.. 3 spiney eels 24",12",10"... 3 retic stingrays 9",8",6" disks.... TSN 8".. Endli 8"... but now taht i see the numbers i'm thinking the TSN and endli which are currenlty in the 75 may need to be moved with the actual tanks or kept in a tote. My biggest concern is my Cuban gar.. hes the biggest with teeth..
I plan on fasting 3 days up to the move and not feeding until moved back into their tanks/final spots at home. so totall fast up to 5 days.
In the past I've been able to break down a tank.. and move everything that day. I may not be able to this time so need to have some form of holding tanks. I also will not have time to cycle the pond ect prior to moving so plan on keeping the fish with their bio-media and doing water changes as needed, I think though with enough aggitation ect there won't be any issue. My other concern is the pool not being heated enough. we already plan on cranking the heat in the house up to 72 but with moving everything and not knowning how well the house holds heat, its abit of a gamble. I do plan on pulling the heaters when we move the fish.
My husband and I are doing most of the moving ourselves so we don't have alot of help as of yet, If we get lucky I will try and do it all in one day to avoid haveing to even use the pool, but i'de hate to get stuck in a hard place.
good luck....