neal90 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Im am going to be moving to el paso and will be taking my tank with me. Its only a 20gal tank with 2 fish but has 20 coral and a clam in it. So what do you all think the best way to do this. Im going to keep about 4in of water in the tank to keep the sand alive. And the fish im going to put in a 5 gal bucket with some of the live rock. not sure how to move the corals and clam. Also are there any portable heaters?? I will do the drive in one day so thats one good point. Or is this just a bad idea. Or if i could would it be better to have some one hold the live stock and fedex the to me After i get the tank runing in a day or 2 after i get there?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 You might get a battery operated pump and a small airstone to keep water for the fish aireated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Im am going to be moving to el paso and will be taking my tank with me. Its only a 20gal tank with 2 fish but has 20 coral and a clam in it. So what do you all think the best way to do this. Im going to keep about 4in of water in the tank to keep the sand alive. And the fish im going to put in a 5 gal bucket with some of the live rock. not sure how to move the corals and clam. Also are there any portable heaters?? I will do the drive in one day so thats one good point. Or is this just a bad idea. Or if i could would it be better to have some one hold the live stock and fedex the to me After i get the tank runing in a day or 2 after i get there?? You can get an ac/dc inverter to run normal wall outlets off your cigarette lighter outlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 In my younger, more brazen days, I moved from Los Angeles to Austin with my nano by driving 24 hours straight and removing water down to about 4 inches (enough to cover live rock, sand, and corals). I did not use a bubbler to aerate nor a heater to keep it warm since the car was warm. Everything survived just fine and was happy after a few water changes. If I had to do it again, I would make the drive straight again and this time add the bubbler (for security sake, since my coral are much more expensive now, and I have a 60 gallon) with an inverter to keep things aerated. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reybeast Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 +3 on the air pump. They make 12v versions for cars, fishermen use them to keep live bait aerated in a bucket or icechest for hours/days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamp Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I would take out the sand and rinse it clean. The last time I moved a tank, it stirred up the sand and caused a cycle. The sand will re-seed from your liverock. I think that will eliminate some potential disasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeperKeeper Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I would put the corals in bags like they are normally shipped to the LFS in, and pack them in the bags in a styrofoam ice chest. Aren't they usually in the bags for 24 hours when they are shipped? I think I've heard that they sometimes supersaturate those bags with oxygen, but I don't think that's always the case. I could be wrong about the oxygen thing. Would that affect the pH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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