Okay, I've asked about this before and have been doing research about the logistics of moving a tank, but I wanted to come here and run my plan past you guys just to make sure I have everything right so I don't lose any fish.
I have to move my 10G tank from my apartment in Kalamazoo, MI to my home in Waterford, MI for the summer (a distance of roughly 150 miles and I 2.5 - 3 hour drive). I won't actually be moving the tank until next week because I still have to buy all the supplies.
My game plan was to get two 5 gallon buckets with lids from a hardware store, I was then going to siphon some water from the tank equally into the two buckets leaving enough water in the tank to keep the gravel covered. Then, gently net and place half the fish into one bucket and half in the other (probably the tetras into one bucket, and the otos and shrimp in the other). Then I'd place the filter media into the tetra bucket (don't wanna accidentally crush the shrimp!), bag the rest of the filter, heater, air pump, and my ornaments. If I remember I read it was okay to let them dry out. Then load everything into my car, set the auto-climate to 78 (Yes, I'm willing to roast for my fish
) and have my brother poke his head into the buckets periodically to make sure everyone is still alive and the filter media is still underwater.
Any ideas/suggestions? I think I got a pretty good plan here, but I wanted to be safe. Thanks in advance!
I have to move my 10G tank from my apartment in Kalamazoo, MI to my home in Waterford, MI for the summer (a distance of roughly 150 miles and I 2.5 - 3 hour drive). I won't actually be moving the tank until next week because I still have to buy all the supplies.
My game plan was to get two 5 gallon buckets with lids from a hardware store, I was then going to siphon some water from the tank equally into the two buckets leaving enough water in the tank to keep the gravel covered. Then, gently net and place half the fish into one bucket and half in the other (probably the tetras into one bucket, and the otos and shrimp in the other). Then I'd place the filter media into the tetra bucket (don't wanna accidentally crush the shrimp!), bag the rest of the filter, heater, air pump, and my ornaments. If I remember I read it was okay to let them dry out. Then load everything into my car, set the auto-climate to 78 (Yes, I'm willing to roast for my fish
) and have my brother poke his head into the buckets periodically to make sure everyone is still alive and the filter media is still underwater.Any ideas/suggestions? I think I got a pretty good plan here, but I wanted to be safe. Thanks in advance!
