Liz
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi,
I have a friend who is moving to Italy and I am hoping to buy his marine set up (intact) from him. I am going to build a supporting wall to support the weight of this new tank (125g) before this manover but this is the only thing slowing the proposed tank manouver up.
I have absolutely no knowledge of marine set ups but will be studying hard and no doubt posting a few stupid questions along the way so as to avoid avoidable disasters.
My question is how do I move the tank? The current owner would prefer it if I were to have a holding tank (fish only) for 3 weeks whilst the moved tank settles down before adding the fish back to their home (it is very likely that I will be doing a overhaul of the tank but I want to keep as much mature water etc as possible to speed the settling process up). The tank has a flat worm problem hence the need for an overhaul at some stage. Makes sence to do both at the same time I would have thought.
If I do this, how big does the fish only holding tank need to be? The only quarantine tanks I have are 8g and 12g which aren't likely to be big enough so I may have to buy a second hand tank for this purpose.
Do suppliers (and I'm not talking pet shops) ever agree to hold fish for you for a few weeks whilst you move home?
I believe the current inhabitants are:
shrimp
hermit crabs
brittle stars
1 yellow tang
1 purple tang
2 clown fish
2 damsel fish (I think)
I realise that a few of these fish are known to be quite territorial and if I'm not cautious fights might result in too small a tank.
Any advice or help would be greatfully received. Indeed any better or tried and tested methods are welcome. I am open to suggestions. If I need to post more info please just ask. (Moving tank approx 10 miles).
Many thanks
Liz
I have a friend who is moving to Italy and I am hoping to buy his marine set up (intact) from him. I am going to build a supporting wall to support the weight of this new tank (125g) before this manover but this is the only thing slowing the proposed tank manouver up.
I have absolutely no knowledge of marine set ups but will be studying hard and no doubt posting a few stupid questions along the way so as to avoid avoidable disasters.
My question is how do I move the tank? The current owner would prefer it if I were to have a holding tank (fish only) for 3 weeks whilst the moved tank settles down before adding the fish back to their home (it is very likely that I will be doing a overhaul of the tank but I want to keep as much mature water etc as possible to speed the settling process up). The tank has a flat worm problem hence the need for an overhaul at some stage. Makes sence to do both at the same time I would have thought.
If I do this, how big does the fish only holding tank need to be? The only quarantine tanks I have are 8g and 12g which aren't likely to be big enough so I may have to buy a second hand tank for this purpose.
Do suppliers (and I'm not talking pet shops) ever agree to hold fish for you for a few weeks whilst you move home?
I believe the current inhabitants are:
shrimp
hermit crabs
brittle stars
1 yellow tang
1 purple tang
2 clown fish
2 damsel fish (I think)
I realise that a few of these fish are known to be quite territorial and if I'm not cautious fights might result in too small a tank.
Any advice or help would be greatfully received. Indeed any better or tried and tested methods are welcome. I am open to suggestions. If I need to post more info please just ask. (Moving tank approx 10 miles).
Many thanks
Liz