Moving A 55gal Tank

[DawgFather]

Hello,I have a 55gal freshwater tank with 3 danios,5 serpe tetras and an algae eater. It's been in my living room for two years while I remodeled my dining room. Now that the dining room is done I would like to move it in there. I don't have another tank and was wondering what I could do with the fish so I could drain,and move the tank. Would a large bucket suffice? I have a penguin biowheel filter also. Any tips? thank you

 

[cdelly]

when you move the tank try and keep as much of the tank water as possible.



any fresh water treat with chlorine remover

 

[stoberto]

Hey, I'm no expert, but two things I would say are...

Try to keep alot of the tank water

If possible don't leave the filter not running for very long at all...you don't want to lose your cycle...

 

[tishygirl]

When we needed to move our 44 gallon, we put as much tank water as possible into a large bucket, added an airstone and put our fish in there (use a lid if you have jumpers)

Turn off your filter and move your media into the new tank quickly and take bucket loads, or siphon your water into the new tank, hook filter back up immediatly, redecorate, and add fishies.

Our fish were in the bucket for 8hrs while we drove to our new house , and got everything set up. They will be fine, Just make sure they have an airstone for oxygenation, and try to keep as much of their familiar water as possible in the transfer

 

[madmom]

I'd put the fish in the bucket and cover them so they don't decide to jump out.Find a way to save your tank water ; maybe a plastic bag in a garbage can? (not sure on that). Empty the tank as much as you can so it does not crack from pressure on the glass. I completely drained mine and took out the gravel but it's only a 20 gallon. Put the filter in with the water you saved so it doesn't dry out. You may have to remove the gravel also I think. Move the tank put everything back in; add water filter and fish.

 

[Kombat]

I recently moved a 29 gal tank and did not save any tank water and I had no losses. So I would say saving the water is not necessary. The important part is saving your filter media.

Karl

 

[Miss Wiggle]

right, we've done this 8 times with various tanks the last few months as Ian's just moved in and we're re-arranging it goes like this

be well prepared, before hand you need to have to hand
several big buckets
nets
siphon
water conditioner
towels

take the decor out of the tank
turn off the equipment
drain it to about half full keep 2 buckets of tank water
catch the fish and put them in one bucket, I like to add a few plants to the bucket for cover
cover the bucket with a towel, they are less stressed in the dark and no chance of jumpers escaping
put the filter into the bucket of tank water
drain the rest of the tank
clear a space on a table somewhere that you can rest the tank while you move the stand
take the tank off and put it on the table
move the stand
then move the tank onto the stand, make sure it's in the rigth place and secure before you do anything else
get your equipment in place in the tank and plugged in but don't switch it on
put your dechlorinator straight into the empty tank
start filling the tank back up
when the water covers the heater switch it back on
when the water covers the filter switch it back on
watch the temp until it's back to what it should be
put the fish back in the tank, we just pour the bucket with the fish in straight in
do water tests the following day to check everything's ok.