moving fish and tanks in one day

[Charney]

In a month I need to move my 75 gallon with my gold wolf and several catfish, my 120 with 16 inch fahaka puffer and so smaller fish, my 90 community tank with a lot of fish, and 50 gallon with my rose queen. Unfortunately, I need to move the fish and tanks all in one day. I am want to put the fish in coolers. The puffer, rose queen, and probably wolf with have an air pump in their cooler. There will be too many additional coolers to get air pumps for. Are there any good products out there that I can use to help move them. I think along time ago I saw some time of "oxygen" tablet. Does this exist. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Thalan]

How far are you moving them? I moved three tanks from Orlando to Jacksonville (2 hours +tear down and set up time) without any aeration and all the fish were fine. They were mostly catfish and a couple bichirs.

 

[Charney]

four hour drive, but between tearing down the tanks and setting them back up it will at least 8-10 hours. Plus some of the coolers will have to be heavily packed.

 

[Darth Scohin]

If you haven't already here's a good article http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89557

Otherwise +1 on Thalan

 

[Charney]

anyone have en experience with oxygen tablets?

 

[iloveoscars702]

^ just buy a battery operated air pump and run air stones in the coolers.

 

[Charney]

I would have to by a bunch of pumps. Rather not do that if I don't have too.

 

[EvilKid]

buy one air pump and an air hose divider so you can supply circulation to all your fish with one air pump keep the air lines the same size and they should all cirulate air or get the devider with an adjustment on it something like this http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752202

 

[csnmusic02]

how are u moving them in a truck car etc, like box truck cause worst case just get a ac inverter and run ur air pumps normal, i normally just get 2 big rubbermaid containers with lots of water in them and i made it a 2 to 3 hour travel time with tear down and build up.