bluerose
Aquarium Advice FINatic
OK, so I need to move my 8gal tall glass tank home (about 1 hour in the car).
I've heard conflicting advice on moving tanks-- small tanks you can drain and leave just gravel/little bit of water in, you can drain halfway and leave fish in, you have to take everything out or the bottom may break...
I was going to take the opportunity to do a good gravel vac, so pulling the fish/plants/decorations out was part of my plan. I was considering a biggish bucket for water/plants/decorations/filter media (and probably shrimp) and either a smaller bucket or some sort of container for the fish, and leaving the gravel and enough water to keep it wet in the tank.
I can run my filter in the small container while they're in there except when driving, so if they're in there for a while before/after traveling they'll still get aeration/filtering. I am a little concerned about my betta harassing everybody else though in a smaller space than they're used to (hence why the shrimp will probably go with the plants, she tends to chase them if the opportunity arises).
I was thinking about something like this for the fish (betta, 2 cories, 4 tetras):
Aquatic Gardens Deluxe Plastic Aquarium With Lid at PETCO
which I would later use for other fishy pursuits (treatment tank, holding tank, etc).
So basically my questions are:
Does my plan sound overkill or accurate?
Will the fish be fine for about an hour or so without filtration?
Do I need to feed less/not feed for a day or two before moving them?
Should I be on the lookout for a mini-cycle?
Thanks guys!
I've heard conflicting advice on moving tanks-- small tanks you can drain and leave just gravel/little bit of water in, you can drain halfway and leave fish in, you have to take everything out or the bottom may break...
I was going to take the opportunity to do a good gravel vac, so pulling the fish/plants/decorations out was part of my plan. I was considering a biggish bucket for water/plants/decorations/filter media (and probably shrimp) and either a smaller bucket or some sort of container for the fish, and leaving the gravel and enough water to keep it wet in the tank.
I can run my filter in the small container while they're in there except when driving, so if they're in there for a while before/after traveling they'll still get aeration/filtering. I am a little concerned about my betta harassing everybody else though in a smaller space than they're used to (hence why the shrimp will probably go with the plants, she tends to chase them if the opportunity arises).
I was thinking about something like this for the fish (betta, 2 cories, 4 tetras):
Aquatic Gardens Deluxe Plastic Aquarium With Lid at PETCO
which I would later use for other fishy pursuits (treatment tank, holding tank, etc).
So basically my questions are:
Does my plan sound overkill or accurate?
Will the fish be fine for about an hour or so without filtration?
Do I need to feed less/not feed for a day or two before moving them?
Should I be on the lookout for a mini-cycle?
Thanks guys!
