pleasant man Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 hi all,this friday i'm moving my frontosa colony to a bigger tank - only problem is, the new tank is going where the old one is nowtoday i bought some plastic garbage bins from bunnings (they hold 55 lt each) to hold the fish for an hour or so, while the swap takes placeon the way home, i had a bit of a panic attack - will these actually be ok for the fish? i.e. does anyone know if they'll leach any chemicals into the water and hurt the fish?thanks heaps, guys!chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Give them a good clean with something like Metho and then fill with aquarium water over night and then test the water. If it looks smells and test ok put a (sorry everyone) test subject in and see how it goes for an hour. Be sure to rinse the bin’s really well after washing them with Metho.Don't use a fronty as a test fish will you! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Another thing to do, I've done this before, clean the bath with Metho really really well and then fill it with tank water. Put them in there for a few hours with the filter running and they should be fine.Be sure to rinse the bath really well after washing it with Metho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Put a plastic bag liner in the bin that will fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungy Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Well said Nigel ... Chris , Get some BLACK bin liners for yer bins too as it'll keep them much calmer , it's unlikely that you will have any trouble in a short term shift as such ..So don't panic , enjoy the exchange and yer new tank ... Have fun Andy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reesy1 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 The bin will be fine, i have done the exact same thing except not an hour like a whole day before no probs just put a little aqurium water in to wash out then fill with the rest of the aquarium water run aerator and heater and will be sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OziOscar Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 The bins will be fine after a clean. They're usually polypropylene which is commonly used to make take-away containers. It doesn't outgas or do anything funny until around 120 C. Cheers - OziOscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link2Hell Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 The bin liners will stop them from bucket burn on the eyes :o this is cause when they rub against the inside of the bucket/binUnless cloudy eyes on fish are to your liking An airstone in the bin will work fine while your moving thingsbut you can also have any canister filters running in the binsto keep the bacteria happy L2H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barca888 Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 Well i guess i now know why my two large salmon tails got cloudy eye in the container i was keeping them. May they rest in peace and leave me in peace ;\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleasant man Posted December 9, 2003 Author Share Posted December 9, 2003 much appreciated, guys! :D i think i'll go with the garbage bag method - i'll let you know how it turns outoh, and i thought about keeping the cannister filter going while doing the move, but decided it would probably be too much current for them(?), as it'll be moving about 1500 lt/h in 40 lt of water :o - perhaps i'll just get an extra bincheerschris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKBAR Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 lick it if it has no taste you'll be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gutty Posted December 9, 2003 Share Posted December 9, 2003 I am a plastic injection moulder. The bins won't leach or anything but there is a very good chance the mould is sprayed with a silicone mould release prior to injecting the plastic when they are made. This would probably not have been cleaned off before packing/dispatching them. While this stuff isn't hard to clean off(metho would be good) why risk missing a bit ? Use the bag and you have one less worry IMO.LataMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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