Moving Fish tank with green water

[lyquidphyre]

So in less than a month I will be moving (eep!). My tank right now has green-ish water and Im not worried so much about the move (its only 20min away). I was wondering, since I have substrate that will stay moist... can I just fill the tank up with new water? That way I can get a clean start with my water, yet keep the bacteria because of the substrate.

Does that sound okay?
Also, I will make sure to put my tank in a less sunny spot

 

[greenmaji]

it depends on how much time passes before your water is moving again.. the bacteria needs oxygen.

 

[Jchillin]

The best method is to place as much of your tank water in a rubbermaid tub along with your gravel. Your decorations can also be transported this way. Just don't make it too heavy. A gallon of tank water is 8 lbs, plus the weight of the gravel.

 

[lyquidphyre]

The substrate came in 3 (heavy) buckets so it would stay totally really moist (I plan to put the substrate in buckets because a 75gal is heavy enough empty)

I plan to put the fish in a rubbermaid bucket and as soon as I get to the house (prolly within an hour) I will hook up and airstone and maybe filter until I get totally set up (the tank that is)...

So basically the only original water that will go back in the tank is the water that the fish are in.... which is slightly green... so thats why the less original water the better (visually)... but is it okay bacteria wise?

 

[Jchillin]

Absolutely...no die off with the moisture being present. The more you harvest, the better it will be (avoiding mini-cycle at all costs). Don't forget the bacteria rich decor!

 

[lyquidphyre]

Okay good good

Im not looking foward to moving two 29's and the 75gal
*sigh* so much fish catching... so much water filling... so much heaviness to carry

 

[Guest]

What kind of filtration do you have? Hopefully you have bacteria rich canister filters going, in which case you should be able to fill the tank with mostly new water.

 

[lyquidphyre]

Yah, its a Ehiem canister filter... and that media is very "rich" so to speak hehe..

 

[zilla870]

go get some 02 TAB and put them in the tank with the substrate and about 3 inches of water

 

[lyquidphyre]

What is 02 TAB and what does it do?

 

[zilla870]

its what they use to ship fish around with oxgyen tabs. puts more O2 in the water.

 

[lyquidphyre]

Its only a 20min drive.. once I get to the new house ill just stick an airstone in where I have the fish until I get it set up

Thanks for the tip tho

 

[Blucat]

Good Luck!