Moving Plans

[Wallyfish]

I'm moving to a new house very soon. My new house is about an hour away. Here is my plan on how to relocate my tanks.

1.5gal Betta tank
I still have the cup that I got my betta originally from. I plan on using that cup to store him when I move, and I'll be doing a normal 100% water change on my tank.

10gal tank
I will obtain 3 bags from the pet department at wal-mart (I work there).
1 bag will contain 6 glo-fish and part of the tank water
1 bag will contain 6 neon tetras and part of the tank water
1 bag will contain most if not all of my tanks gravel and the bio-wheel from my filter and some tank water.
All three bags will fit inside of my 10gal tank when I relocate it. The rest will have to be new water.

What do you guys think of this plan? Could something better be done? I'm trying my best not to have to restart my bio-cycle.

[jman]

make sure the temp. can stay the same i've witnessed problems because of a full hour drive but it has been done by me with my arowana. just make sure that you be careful and some how to better this plan you can simply 'plan' a way to set the tank up as soon as possible and make sure that's tested before putting the fish in. good luck i am sure someone else hear can add to it.

[kimmers318]

Sounds like a good plan....good luck

[blue fin]

Good luck moving the tank.. my stepfather gave me my 75 gallon tank, you should have seen the setup it took to move that, live fish and all.....he actually purchased a small mobile tank to transport the fish in. He had a 5 hour drive.

[Wallyfish]

The complications of moving is the reason why I only have a 10 gallon. Its going to be great when I set up the large tank. Its going to be in the 75gal to 120 gal range. I haven't really decided yet what I want except that it will be freshwater.

[blue fin]

You should check out the TOTM posts, there are lots of examples of some of the larger tanks , may give you some ideas...

[Severus]

Does sound good. Good luck with everything!

[jman]

i want to wish the best for ya mate!

[jeffs99dime]

good luck to ya! i think you'll be fine with that plan

[kufan]

Sounds like you have everything planned out. I've purchased fish from a city about an hour and a half away from my town, and they've survived the trip. The important part is to make sure that when you bag them that you do not put to much water in the bags so there is some air in them. Other than that, good luck.

KU