I would like to be able to move the fish in the water in the aquarium. I am only moving about 200 yards away from where I live now. Is it possible to drain about half the water and put the aquarium on a dolly and wheel it to my new house? Will they be safe?
2007-10-29 10:21:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
dadvice1 has got it right...
The easiest and safest way is to empty everything out of it and use the water you're draining to move your fish, gravel, decorations, etc. in buckets... Believe me, we always run into this and end up not moving the aquariums... Too fragile and if the customer decides to attempt it, they usually spend the next 2-4 hours cleaning up the mess...
By draining the old water into buckets and re-using the same old water, your fish will have an easier time re-adjusting to the new setup and the water change... That will definitely help in not stressing out the fish so much...
Good luck...!
1EM
2007-10-29 10:51:47 · answer #1 · answered by one_e_man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drain most of the water out but not all. Leave the gravel under water so you can save the bacteria. You don't want to start over from scratch, especially when you put all those fish back in it. Keeping about half of the water in a bucket would be ideal because you don't want to change all the water out at one time, it would be faster and safer for the fish to keep some of there old water. Do 10% water changes every other day for a week because the sloshing of the water left with the gravel will stir up and make your water look filthy. Try to get the fish back in their tank as fast and safe as possible. It can be very stressful to fish to be moved to and from a tank.
2007-10-29 13:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by Marine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we moved we put the fish in buckets with the aquarium water and left the gravel in the tank with about an inch or two of water. When we got the our new house, we set everything up and just used it as an opportunity to do a regular tank cleaning.
2007-10-30 06:55:57 · answer #3 · answered by firefairie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard if you move a tank with water in it,it can crack the seals on the corners.Take the fish out,put in bags,or in a cooler with tank water.Save as much water as you can also.Put the gravel in buckets with tank water.Put the filters in a bag with tank water and some blood worms,and frozen raw shrimp.This way the worms have something to feed on,and will produce waste,creating ammonia,so all the benfical bacteria won't die in the move.The worms are easy to see for easy removal after the tank is set back up.
2007-10-29 13:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be best to put the fish in bags with the water in them, then remove the rest of the water from the tank. Keep the water in buckets or something so the fish will be placed in the same water when put back in the tank, or else they will go into shock and possibly die. Then carry the empty tank over, pour the water back in, then put the fish in.
2007-10-29 11:18:24 · answer #5 · answered by Steve 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. That doesn't include the aquarium, rocks, etc.
So your aquarium weighs almost 500 pounds.
Even draining half is 250 pounds. You are better off draining it all and starting from scratch.
2007-10-29 10:31:20 · answer #6 · answered by dadvice1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
drain half the water leave fish in tank because if removed they get stressed and will probably get a desease and die. Make sure you add new water and treat it as a water change. trust me as i have done the same thing six months ago and all is well a smoth transition!!!!!!!
2007-10-30 15:44:51 · answer #7 · answered by eccabee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove the fish and drain the aquarium. You (and the fish) will both be happier.
2007-10-29 10:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋