I will be moving in April with my four 5" Discus and some angelfish. Mapquest says that the drive will take close to 12 hours. I will likely use a couple large styrofoam boxes and battery operated air pumps for the drive. However my largest concern is the fact that I will not be able to have a tank set up at the new apartment before I arrive. How should I plan to complete this move?
Moving with Discus and Angels
- Thread starter buctrose
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Sounds like you should be fine for the drive. Can you afford to drive there recently and set up large drums of water, possibly heating the water and treating it before you arrive?
start off with 2-3 5gal lidded buckets with current tank water, place sponge filter & media in mesh/stocking sacks into the buckets. when you make rest stops you can aerate.
when u get there use 10gal holding tank & place heater in. you can also use 20% mix of warm tap water prime/dechlored so you don't have to wait too long to get to desired temp. then place fish in.
for your main tank you can fill with dechlored/prime water, then start your filters up with media from buckets, transfer sponge filter, place your heaters in. next day you can transfer couple of angels to let them condition the tank. after a few days, transfer the rest in.
good luck!
when u get there use 10gal holding tank & place heater in. you can also use 20% mix of warm tap water prime/dechlored so you don't have to wait too long to get to desired temp. then place fish in.
for your main tank you can fill with dechlored/prime water, then start your filters up with media from buckets, transfer sponge filter, place your heaters in. next day you can transfer couple of angels to let them condition the tank. after a few days, transfer the rest in.
good luck!
I moved my fish in 5 gallon buckets (Granted not nearly as far). I filled the buckets with tank water and then a few extra buckets with tank water so I transported nearly half of my tank water. I set the tank up first thing with the tank water I brought it was like doing a 50% WC.
So long as the fish are in the buckets/styro being aerated (and not fed), they can stay in there indefinetly. Just change the water out every 2-3 days to maintain water quality. No need to worry and rush (and possibly do something wrong) to setup a tank for them immediately.
-Ryan
-Ryan