Regular Member fredct Posted December 27, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2007 Ever since we got our 20 gallon, its been on a raised portion of the floor ('split-level' apartment) because we didn't have anything to hold it that I feel could safely hold 20 gallons. Well, for the holidays we got a stand rated for 30+ gallons. We haven't set it up yet, but when we do, I want to make sure theres nothing I'm missing about what to do when physically moving the tank. Since this is a short distance move/time i figure there's no need to store the filters or anything in tank water to keep the BB alive, right? My plan is: 1) Remove ~5 gallons of water from the new tank to the old 5 gallon tank with one of the filters attached in there for a bit 2) Lift Fishie in a tupperware and put him back in his old tank temporarily. 3) Remove much of the rest of the water to various fish bowls and buckets. 4) Remove most of the rocks and move the tank to the new stand. Clean algae off about half the rocks and the sides in the process since its a convenient opportunity. 5) Place the rocks back, place much of the water back. 6) Move Fishie back to the big tank via a tupperware container, move back the other filter. 7) Top off with several gallons of fresh water so we've accomplished a water change at the same time. Anything important that I'm not planning on doing? Or something I am doing which I shouldn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted December 27, 2007 Regular Member Share Posted December 27, 2007 okay what i would do is empty the tank completely try to keep as much water as possible, as the slightest amount of water in a tank when moving can cause it to twist and apply stress cracks to the tank or cause it to brake. put the filter media in the buckets of tank water and you can put the fish in tupperware. then fill the tank up with water and put the filter media back in the filters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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