joesandy1822
Aquarium Advice Newbie
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2012
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- 4
Hi. I'm new here, and I have a 30-gallon, freshwater aquarium (unplanted) with about 15 platies and 2 nerite snails. I've had it for a couple years, and all is well. I don't have a problem with the fish or setup, but I definitely need some advice.
I live in Michigan. In mid October, we are having hardwood floors installed in our home. The finish we have chosen to use is not animal friendly during the curing process, as in....we have to remove all our pets, including our aquarium, and keep them out of the home for several days.
There is a company who does this type of thing, but they charge $400 to move it and bring it back. I can't justify that for $30 worth of fish, although I do like my fish a lot. What can I do with my fish? I do have an attached garage, unheated though. I could try to transfer them to the garage for a few days, and hope the weather is mild so the heaters will keep up. I just don't know the "how tos" of this process. I don't want to have to spend a bunch of money on extra aquariums to transfer to. Would rubbermaid totes work?
ANY suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm nervous just thinking of possibly killing my bacteria and having to start all over again with cycling, or killing my fish somehow. Some of them are 3rd generation, and it took awhile for me to get the hang of the whole aquarium chemistry thing. I guess the knowledge I've gained would help me set it up new if I lost everything, but I'd rather not.
Thanks a million!
Sandy
I live in Michigan. In mid October, we are having hardwood floors installed in our home. The finish we have chosen to use is not animal friendly during the curing process, as in....we have to remove all our pets, including our aquarium, and keep them out of the home for several days.
There is a company who does this type of thing, but they charge $400 to move it and bring it back. I can't justify that for $30 worth of fish, although I do like my fish a lot. What can I do with my fish? I do have an attached garage, unheated though. I could try to transfer them to the garage for a few days, and hope the weather is mild so the heaters will keep up. I just don't know the "how tos" of this process. I don't want to have to spend a bunch of money on extra aquariums to transfer to. Would rubbermaid totes work?
ANY suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm nervous just thinking of possibly killing my bacteria and having to start all over again with cycling, or killing my fish somehow. Some of them are 3rd generation, and it took awhile for me to get the hang of the whole aquarium chemistry thing. I guess the knowledge I've gained would help me set it up new if I lost everything, but I'd rather not.
Thanks a million!
Sandy