I am moving and I was just wondering, if I dont save any of the current water, but fill up with clean water once Im settled, will it be a problem? Every other time Ive moved tanks I saved half the water but this time I only have one bucket. Quick responses will be much appreciated because Im moving tommorrow!
moving fish tank
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Ive moved several time with some pretty sensetive fish , what I do is fill a cooler about half full of tank water , drain the tank and put my filter media in the cooler , the cooler will keep temps almost normal , move the tank fill up with new water and prime and add the fish . There may be a mini cycle so keep a close eye out , but the 3 times i moved i havent lost any fish. Good luck
When I moved my tank, I kept all the water in my canister filter, and a bit of water in a cooler (where I had my fish), and just filled up the tank with new water + whatever water was in the cooler at the new location, added prime and the canister filter, and didn't ahve any dead fish + water was fine.
As long as you keep the filtermedia and some of the water you should be fine. I have never had any problems doing it that way. Just be sure to keep an eye on your water parameters.
how big is your tank? if it's a 10gal.. then the filters will be fine. but, if your moving a 300gal....the filter and 25% of the water would be good.yemista;2304288; said: