domross Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 Hey all, The boss has made me an offer too good to refuse for housing; living above work in a massive 4 bed room unit free of charge, all electricity, phone water etc paid for. As result I'm going to have to move my 4ft aquarium which has been established now for 5-6 months. I would move it myself but I'm not confident in doing so and I don't want to risk the little dears; so I figure the money I'm saiving in living expenses I can afford to have someone come and move them properly for my piece of mind. The distance is maybe 4-5 minutes away; problems being it has to go down 1 set of stairs then up another. In the Bowral area; but if anyone knows of a service or company that they've used and would recommend please let me know and I'd call them and see if they service this part of the state; about 50 mins from Campbelltown and Wollongong. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 dude move it yourself. its not that hard. Get a few buckets with lids fill em with tank water and rip everything down and set it up at your place. just dont leave the water without air circulation for more then the trips time or the bacteria will die. Its only a 4 foot tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlinatic Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Its not the water thats so important..make sure you keep the filter running to ensure the bacteria have enough oxygen. Just circulate it through a bucket of tank water and get it back up and running quickly. Keep the substrate damp and try to get some water flow happening over it as soon as possible. The bacteria live in your filter media and substrate, so transporting the water isnt that essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmowens Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 i agree with both. the three most important things to remember are- 1- keep the filter media submersed with an oxygen supply. when the oxygen decreases the beneficial bacteria in your filter will start to die off and will cause an ammonia spike once restarted 2- have plenty of aged water available. you can never have too much 3- think it all through and plan ahead. things like buckets, towels etc are always needed and never at hand when needed most goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genetik_defekt Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Its not the water thats so important..make sure you keep the filter running to ensure the bacteria have enough oxygen. Just circulate it through a bucket of tank water and get it back up and running quickly. Keep the substrate damp and try to get some water flow happening over it as soon as possible. The bacteria live in your filter media and substrate, so transporting the water isnt that essential. I should have mentioned this also. it is very important that you get water flowing over your media quickly as yes bacteria does die. but its incorrect to say its not important to transport some water mate. watch how many fish he'll lose if he fills the tank with fresh water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 only 4-5 minutes away? do it yourself man be easy save the cash, just put the fish in some buckets and have a air stone though you wont really need a airstone cos it only be a few hours, and then move it shouldnt take you no longer then 2 hours for the whole process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domross Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 Ok I might be able to do it myself from the sounds of things. A couple of questions: My mini reef filter media is bio balls; if I put them in a big bag half full of water and the other half with plenty of air would this be enough to keep the bacteria alive or should i look at putting a battery operated airstone in the bag? Should I do the same with my substrate - put some mater in with it so it remains damp and bury an airstone so it keeps oxygen flowing through it? When I'm setting the tank back up the initial fill time could take a little while; especially if I'm going to be positionioning bush rocks and probably give it a somewhat decent clean while its empty, how long can the bacteria live under those conditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjmowens Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Its not the water thats so important..make sure you keep the filter running to ensure the bacteria have enough oxygen. Just circulate it through a bucket of tank water and get it back up and running quickly. Keep the substrate damp and try to get some water flow happening over it as soon as possible. The bacteria live in your filter media and substrate, so transporting the water isnt that essential. I should have mentioned this also. it is very important that you get water flowing over your media quickly as yes bacteria does die. but its incorrect to say its not important to transport some water mate. watch how many fish he'll lose if he fills the tank with fresh water if you read my post i said "2. have plenty of aged water available. you can never have too much". aslong as the bacteria in the filter media and substrate are kept alive my statement is correct. i have moved plenty of running, fully stocked tanks from sydney to newcastle and it works a dream. using "fresh" water is a no-no anytime in a high volume water change/replenishment. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Ok I might be able to do it myself from the sounds of things. A couple of questions: My mini reef filter media is bio balls; if I put them in a big bag half full of water and the other half with plenty of air would this be enough to keep the bacteria alive or should i look at putting a battery operated airstone in the bag? Should I do the same with my substrate - put some mater in with it so it remains damp and bury an airstone so it keeps oxygen flowing through it? When I'm setting the tank back up the initial fill time could take a little while; especially if I'm going to be positionioning bush rocks and probably give it a somewhat decent clean while its empty, how long can the bacteria live under those conditions? I honestly dont think leaving the mini reef off for around six hours should'nt be a problem as with the gravel, if im correct and oh yeha how cool you live right above work save time, but there will be no excuses for being late now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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