I have a daunting task in front of my and I was hoping to get some advice from anyone who may have faced similar challenges. I'll be relocating to a new city in about two week time and would like to bring my 10 gallon tank with me. It will be riding on the backseat of a 4-door honda civic for a 5 hour journey.
The tank is currently stocked with 3 adult endlers, 3(ish) juveniles and enough fry to make it difficult to get an accurate count. I'd say there are around 15 fish total. There are also close to a dozen red cherry shrimp most of which are young.
My game plan right now is to partially drain the tank into my 5 gallon bucket and then net out as many critters into that bucket as possible. Then further drain the tank ideally to the point that I can carry it without breaking my spine while also allowing whatever might be left with enough water to not suffocate. The tank would only be at this really low water level while I carry it to the car so hopefully no longer than 15 minutes.
At that point I would return the water in the bucket, including the fish, to the tank for the length of the drive. When I arrived I would have to repeat that process to get them into the bucket and carry the tank into their new home.
During this time I obviously won't be able to run the heater or the filter. I'm hoping that keeping the car air temp at a comfortable temperature would permit the water temp to remain in an acceptable range. I plan to remove the filter itself and keep it submerged in some tank water so as to preserve as much of the biological filter while it isn't running.
Does all of this sound feasible? If you have any ideas or points of concern I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading!
The tank is currently stocked with 3 adult endlers, 3(ish) juveniles and enough fry to make it difficult to get an accurate count. I'd say there are around 15 fish total. There are also close to a dozen red cherry shrimp most of which are young.
My game plan right now is to partially drain the tank into my 5 gallon bucket and then net out as many critters into that bucket as possible. Then further drain the tank ideally to the point that I can carry it without breaking my spine while also allowing whatever might be left with enough water to not suffocate. The tank would only be at this really low water level while I carry it to the car so hopefully no longer than 15 minutes.
At that point I would return the water in the bucket, including the fish, to the tank for the length of the drive. When I arrived I would have to repeat that process to get them into the bucket and carry the tank into their new home.
During this time I obviously won't be able to run the heater or the filter. I'm hoping that keeping the car air temp at a comfortable temperature would permit the water temp to remain in an acceptable range. I plan to remove the filter itself and keep it submerged in some tank water so as to preserve as much of the biological filter while it isn't running.
Does all of this sound feasible? If you have any ideas or points of concern I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading!