Moving to a different house. Need ideas for moving my tanks

[crxlsturbo]

I plan on moving to a different house and plan on taking my 240 and 120 gallon with me. Any ideas on keeping the fish from stressing out on the moving and also would it be okay to drain both tanks and fill them back up once the move is done? Would it throw both tank back on a mini cycle? Both tanks have been established since may of this year.

My 240 has 2 tiger Oscars(6-7in),2 flagtails(4-6in),3 geos(2-4),6 tinfoil barbs(4-7in),geo balzanii (4in), 1 jag(6in). Tank is running 2 fx5 with river rock.

My 120 has 1 jag(2in),1 red texas/midas(3in),1 jack Dempsey(4in),1 datnoid(2in), 3 tinfoil barbs(2-3in) and 3 diamond scale barbs(2-3in). Running a Marineland 90 gallon BioWheel filter and a aquaclear 70. Has black rock/river rock.
New house is about 45pm insurance away. Any ideas to keep the fish from stressing out? I was thinking about moving the tanks 1 at a time. Once one tank is done do the other. Thanks.

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[Rafini]

as long as you keep the filters intact with the bacteria inside you won't recycle. I moved my 225 with me and I drained it out, seperated the fish into 2 plastic tubs (predatory and non predatory) moved the stuff to the new house, took the tank to the basement and filled it up again, hooked up the filters which had been running on the tubs to maintain the cycle, put the fish in and TA DA, you have a succesful move.

very simple if you keep the filters running and maintain the cycle

 

[aldiaz33]

Line the containers you use to transport the fish with contractor grade garbage bags and tie them off to prevent water from swishing all over the place.

You can keep some of your bio-media in the same container as the fish and the rest can be kept wet in another container.

Make sure you condition the new tap water to remove chlorine and/or chloramines; during chaotic times it's easy to overlook the basics.

I like the idea of moving one tank at a time; it makes things a bit more manageable.

Good luck with the move.

 

[jpcampbell123]

As long as the bacteria is not lost in the move or dies it should be ok without having to recycle the tanks. Too a portable aerator would not be bad idea make sure the fish stay warm enough during the move.

 

[MonsterMinis]

Treat your bio-media like you do your fish.. should be fine.. personally I like moving fish in coolers.. not the cheap ones, and leave them alone/put them in a fairly quiet spot. And 1 tank a day/time as it will take a good amount of time to move them... and straps for moving heavy furniture... best 20$ my husband invested in for tank stuff.