Rearranging the furniture in my family room ASAP, orders from the wife. I have my 125g tank with a mated pair of doviis (13" male 8" female) and 1 pleco (13"). They lay eggs all the time and have some wrigglers in it right now. It is filtered by an Eheim Pro II 2028 cannister. I've never taken the fishes out since they were 3"-4" long. What's the fastest and safest way to do it? I'm debating if I should get rid of the doviis, because they are getting too big for the tank and I'm thinking about getting green terrors. Thanks.
Relocating 125 gallon tank to other side of room
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You can get one of those big rubber maid containers to keep your fish in until you get set back up. As far as the dovii go yeah you will need a bigger tank soon. If you can't get the bigger tank then the green terrors will be a good choice.
How much of the original water should I save to put back in the tank? I want to go to the minimum as possible because I don't have containers. Thanks for the rubber maid container idea, crisper, I was gonna put them in 5 gallon buckets.
You don't have to save any just match the temp and and dechlorinate the water. If you get it done quickly none of your bb in your filters and substrate should die. How long will it take to get the tank moved and set back up.
I'm estimating about 3 hours at the most. The transferring of the substrate will probably take up most of the time and hopefully my wife and daughter will be up to helping me move the stand and heavy glass tank. I've never moved it before or completely drained it. So how soon can I put back the fish when it is completed and the temperature is met. Will there be any cycling issues?
I would get the fish moved in as quick as possible. Treat new water with prime match temps as close as possible. I would drain water into the large rubbermaid container first then move fish. If you can continue to run the filter in the rubbermaid container. This way you will be guaranteed no bacteria dieing off. Should go smooth for you. Good luck.
Is that a festae in your avatar? Thinking about those also. Looks like I might be getting rid of the doviis first before moving the tank if its alright with the wife. Wish me luck. Thanks for your help again Crisper!
When I moved my 125 from my apartment, I didn't remove the substrate. I took out all the rock and left the sand in. Put all the fish in a big rubbermaid, like someone else said, and the rock in another with damp paper towels covering it. I sucked out just enough water that there was just a bit you could see in some of the lower parts of the sand. However, it will be very heavy this way. In fact, two of us did it, but we really should have had 3 or 4. If you are just moving across a room, you should be fine.
In the past with smaller tanks like 55's and 75's I've had to move around the house, I don't take the fish out. Just drain it until there is just barely enough water for them to stay wet. might be a bit too heavy though. I haven't tried to move mine again and it's been 10 years.
In the past with smaller tanks like 55's and 75's I've had to move around the house, I don't take the fish out. Just drain it until there is just barely enough water for them to stay wet. might be a bit too heavy though. I haven't tried to move mine again and it's been 10 years.