i was planning on putting the water in rubbermaid containers and even emptying most of the substrate out of the tank, i'm worried about the tank though because i've had it since i was 5 (1984) making me worried about the seams, probably should just bite the bullet and get a bigger tank
moving, how do i transfer fish?
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yeah what you can do if you're planning on getting a new tank is set it up in the new apartment cycle it slowly transfer the subtrate so when you get youre new place the tanks ready for use
no need to keep the old water, or keep the substrate wet for that matter. if your filtration is good, then you can empty the tank and rinse out your gravel if you likeecuaaron;3130691;3130691 said:
Tips on moving water, LR, and fish to new tank
To start, I've had a 44 gallon set up for a little under a year now. I've got fully cured LR and very stable water parameters. I'll be moving in the next month and would like to use this as an opportunity to change my tank. My current one is old, scratched, and the silicon sealing it a little chewed up from my cats. The new tank is either going to be a 29 or 50 gal. I'll be putting new live sand in the new tank and reusing my live rock. What's the best way to do this? Should I fill the new tank with all new water and then put the live rock in? 50/50 new water and water from the old tank? I'm worried about messing up my levels when I move all my fish, snails and crabs to the new tank. I have about a two week window that I can have both tanks running concurrently, however after two weeks, everything will need to be in the new tank.
To start, I've had a 44 gallon set up for a little under a year now. I've got fully cured LR and very stable water parameters. I'll be moving in the next month and would like to use this as an opportunity to change my tank. My current one is old, scratched, and the silicon sealing it a little chewed up from my cats. The new tank is either going to be a 29 or 50 gal. I'll be putting new live sand in the new tank and reusing my live rock. What's the best way to do this? Should I fill the new tank with all new water and then put the live rock in? 50/50 new water and water from the old tank? I'm worried about messing up my levels when I move all my fish, snails and crabs to the new tank. I have about a two week window that I can have both tanks running concurrently, however after two weeks, everything will need to be in the new tank.
