Moving question

Jeepman3sk · 04/07/2006, 01:17 PM

I will be moving in about a month. Im moving from Akron, OH to Brighton, MA. My question is that its a 12 hour drive plus stops and im towing a uhaul behind me jeep. So im guessing tha will make it 14 hours. It looks like I will have to do it over a 2 day process. How do I package up the fish, corals, clam, and anem for a trip of about 24 hours in total time? Is there anythign special I need to do?

MCary · 04/07/2006, 01:25 PM

It would be great if you can find a bottle of O2.

Andrew · 04/07/2006, 02:07 PM

Fish and corals are in bags for more then 24 hours when being shipped to most fish stores and they just put oxygen in the bag so that there will be enough.

rooroo · 04/07/2006, 02:37 PM

Go to your local fish store and ask if they will sell you some of the styrofoam boxes that they recieve fish shipments in. Also ask if they have access to the large plastic bags that large fish come in. These bags will fill the entire box when full of water and air. Buy as much as you think you'll need to put a single layer of corals on the bottom, nicely wedged with some live rock so they won't move. Buy twice as many bags as boxes cause you'll want to double bag them. Also ask the LFS if you can buy some O2 from their tank (if they have one, most do).

Pack everyone up and fill with just enough water to cover the top most coral/rock. Don't put too much in there cause you want more O2 than anything else. Air holds more O2 than water. Pack up the fish the same way, with as little water as possible. If you have enough ccontainers pack the live rock the same way, if not put it in a big trash can and put the rest of your water in with the live rock.

Either go to the LFS to fill the bags with O2 or do what you can to get regular air in there. Tie them off with rubber bands, be sure to fold the bag over so it doesn't leak.

As long as it doesn't get too hot/cold, everything should be fine. If you stack all of the boxes close to one another, they'll all hold their temperature better.

HTH.

smleee · 04/07/2006, 02:44 PM

We moved our 60 gallon tank 1000 miles from S. CA to Boise during a two day drive. . . we bought 2 huge coolers. . .

loaded the rock in one cooler & the corals/fish in the other. . . we provided pvc to protect the fish. we managed to save most of our water & hooked up pumps with the power outlet in the back of the Expedition.

It was cozy with our 2 cats, 1 large dog, & the tank inhabitants in the truck.

We did end up losing 1 angel fish on the move because our house wasn't ready when it was supposed to be, so the reef was stuck in the coolers for an extra day. Everything else did really well. . .

Good luck!

jgoodrich71 · 04/07/2006, 03:02 PM

Yeah, I have moved from Mobile, Alabama to Muncie, Indiana and back with a 30 gallon. Broke everything down into 3 styrofoam fish boxes and loaded into truck. Just set everything back up as soon as we got to where we were going. Didn't loose but a Potter's angel on the trip up. Lost a freshwater betta on the way back (kept him in the cab with me so I could keep an eye on his glass bowl, didn't think about the heat generated from the transmission of a moving truck, yes, I cooked him

)

saltfever · 04/08/2006, 12:37 AM

My best shot at the questing is ide get a few large rubber made tubs and one or two battery powered air pumps for each ( about $10 each at lfs ) And transport them that way. It will give them more oxygenated water then just filling a bag. that is my 2 cents.

Jeepman3sk · 04/08/2006, 01:19 PM

All I have to say is WOW thank you all very much for the information. This should make my move a little easier then I expected. My sister lives out in the area that Im moving to. Would it be a good idea to see if she could set up a 10g tank with water in it and have it cycled so I can put the fish in there? The tank right now is a 10g but Im upgrading to a 29g that i bought and I think waiting itll I move since I have a month left here and it seems kind of point less to set it up here.

bkwudzjeep · 04/08/2006, 01:26 PM

Definitely, any pre-prep stuff you can have done before you get there will only help.

Good luck!

Jeepman3sk · 04/08/2006, 02:20 PM

Do you guys/girls think I should set it up here and get the water cycled and the LR taken care of or just wait. Then I could put all of the fish into their new home when I get my new home too.

smleee · 04/10/2006, 08:57 AM

Here's a couple threads I remember from lately that I think will help too:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=806000

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=799059

I still think the most important thing IMO is water movement, i.e. powerheads; if you have enough movement, it's almost like having a tank that is setup and the LR will continue to filter the water.

eee

04/07/2006, 01:17 PM	#1
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	Moving question I will be moving in about a month. Im moving from Akron, OH to Brighton, MA. My question is that its a 12 hour drive plus stops and im towing a uhaul behind me jeep. So im guessing tha will make it 14 hours. It looks like I will have to do it over a 2 day process. How do I package up the fish, corals, clam, and anem for a trip of about 24 hours in total time? Is there anythign special I need to do?

04/08/2006, 12:37 AM	#7
saltfever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toledo Posts: 127	My best shot at the questing is ide get a few large rubber made tubs and one or two battery powered air pumps for each ( about $10 each at lfs ) And transport them that way. It will give them more oxygenated water then just filling a bag. that is my 2 cents. __________________ 9 out of 10 of my personalities agree im always right! And thats good enough for me! Current Tank Info: Right now only one tank a 30gal reef with SPS,LPS and soft

04/08/2006, 01:26 PM	#9
bkwudzjeep O\|\|\|\|\|\|\|O Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 2,078	Definitely, any pre-prep stuff you can have done before you get there will only help. Good luck! __________________ "You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead." ~Laurel and Hardy Current Tank Info: Taking a break for a while

04/07/2006, 01:25 PM	#2
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	It would be great if you can find a bottle of O2.

04/07/2006, 02:07 PM	#3
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	Fish and corals are in bags for more then 24 hours when being shipped to most fish stores and they just put oxygen in the bag so that there will be enough.

04/07/2006, 02:37 PM	#4
rooroo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Market, MD Posts: 406	Go to your local fish store and ask if they will sell you some of the styrofoam boxes that they recieve fish shipments in. Also ask if they have access to the large plastic bags that large fish come in. These bags will fill the entire box when full of water and air. Buy as much as you think you'll need to put a single layer of corals on the bottom, nicely wedged with some live rock so they won't move. Buy twice as many bags as boxes cause you'll want to double bag them. Also ask the LFS if you can buy some O2 from their tank (if they have one, most do). Pack everyone up and fill with just enough water to cover the top most coral/rock. Don't put too much in there cause you want more O2 than anything else. Air holds more O2 than water. Pack up the fish the same way, with as little water as possible. If you have enough ccontainers pack the live rock the same way, if not put it in a big trash can and put the rest of your water in with the live rock. Either go to the LFS to fill the bags with O2 or do what you can to get regular air in there. Tie them off with rubber bands, be sure to fold the bag over so it doesn't leak. As long as it doesn't get too hot/cold, everything should be fine. If you stack all of the boxes close to one another, they'll all hold their temperature better. HTH.

04/07/2006, 02:44 PM	#5
smleee Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,344	We moved our 60 gallon tank 1000 miles from S. CA to Boise during a two day drive. . . we bought 2 huge coolers. . . loaded the rock in one cooler & the corals/fish in the other. . . we provided pvc to protect the fish. we managed to save most of our water & hooked up pumps with the power outlet in the back of the Expedition. It was cozy with our 2 cats, 1 large dog, & the tank inhabitants in the truck. We did end up losing 1 angel fish on the move because our house wasn't ready when it was supposed to be, so the reef was stuck in the coolers for an extra day. Everything else did really well. . . Good luck!

04/07/2006, 03:02 PM	#6
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	Yeah, I have moved from Mobile, Alabama to Muncie, Indiana and back with a 30 gallon. Broke everything down into 3 styrofoam fish boxes and loaded into truck. Just set everything back up as soon as we got to where we were going. Didn't loose but a Potter's angel on the trip up. Lost a freshwater betta on the way back (kept him in the cab with me so I could keep an eye on his glass bowl, didn't think about the heat generated from the transmission of a moving truck, yes, I cooked him )

04/08/2006, 01:19 PM	#8
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	All I have to say is WOW thank you all very much for the information. This should make my move a little easier then I expected. My sister lives out in the area that Im moving to. Would it be a good idea to see if she could set up a 10g tank with water in it and have it cycled so I can put the fish in there? The tank right now is a 10g but Im upgrading to a 29g that i bought and I think waiting itll I move since I have a month left here and it seems kind of point less to set it up here.

04/08/2006, 02:20 PM	#10
Jeepman3sk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Charlestown, MA Posts: 601	Do you guys/girls think I should set it up here and get the water cycled and the LR taken care of or just wait. Then I could put all of the fish into their new home when I get my new home too.

04/10/2006, 08:57 AM	#11
smleee Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,344	Here's a couple threads I remember from lately that I think will help too: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=806000 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=799059 I still think the most important thing IMO is water movement, i.e. powerheads; if you have enough movement, it's almost like having a tank that is setup and the LR will continue to filter the water. eee