Movin

[mitruff]

I've got a 46 gallon bow tank. only 5 fish, a few snails and a cleaner shrimp. all are rather young. tank is about 7 months old. I'm movin across town. does anyone have any advice? obviously I have to find a way to keep all of my water. I'm thinkin large plastic garbage can and strap it to a dolly. should i transport the fish in plastic bags individually? does the live rock need to be submerged?
any help would be appreciated.

 

[tangs123]

yeah you could use big tupperwar tubs;
or if you trust your local fish store you could leave your fish there and take them back when you are ready :thinking:

 

[cagrn]

Not that I have been doing this long enough to know, because I haven't, but I will refer you to an article in the latest Aquarium Fish Magazine - October's Issue. There is an article on moving/upgrading in it that seems to cover the basics.
Good Luck, let us know how it goes.

 

[misfit]

search past threads ,there has been many people that have moved tanks including myself and had good luck and some good tips that they have shared.You might answer a lot of your questions that way.good luck.really it is not as hard as it would seem just takes a little planning :joy:

 

[captainemo]

I used the white 5g pail that the salt comes in. They worked great. I only moved the tank about 25 miles. Look for a nitrate spike. Mine did about 10 days later I guess from all the sediment stirred up.