If you want to see how we moved the fish out of the 125 gallon and back again check out this video: czcams.com/video/nN_hIf-PsRI/video.html If you want more information on how to instantly cycle a tank after setting it up check out this video: czcams.com/video/rVQTib_SbZw/video.html Also, our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics For more cool behind the scenes stuff consider becoming a member! czcams.com/channels/YVN7EN0ALL6CE4U7NpMUTA.htmljoin If you want to see all the cool stuff Joanna does with other types of scapes check out her channel! czcams.com/channels/PEZk1MpOTGiBVh6BtWjlRg.html
I drive 20 hours to college with my fish in a tub. I use a sponge filter connected to the Aquarium Coop nano USB air pump. The temperature is always hardest, but I use a digital thermometer from petsmart/petco. I can put the cord down into the tub and the digital display reaches the front seat.
Excellent advice as usual - you give me so much confidence - whenever I need advice I go back through your vids to see what you have published on the subject! You never disappoint me and thank you!
Boy did this video come out at the perfect time! I’m moving a tank on Friday and I was debating wether or not to take the the hardscape & plants out. Well! My debate is over! Love you and Joanna! Great info as always! Thank you! ❤️
I started off with a 5g tank that was a christmas gift from my in laws, and is on my bar window between my kitchen and dining room. I've upgraded to a 10g planted tank in my dining room that I'm gonna transfer my guppies to. My 5g is gonna serve as my hospital tank👍. I'm excited to move them to their new home!
I needed this in my life... I have 4 tanks 2 that are no problem the other 2 are 32g planted and the other is 125 gallon..... and I’m planing on moving cities in the next year :p.
This video was so helpful to me yesterday! Upgraded my platy population explosion to a 55g and despite some hiccups along the way (the rack I bought did not perform as advertised and I had to drain and remove the beautifully scaped new 55 TWICE before finally giving up and going with an aquarium stand), I didn't lose a single fish! Wish I'd followed your advice about lids on the temporary holding buckets as I had one jumper, but he seems to be bouncing back. Thanks for making content like this that made a stressful day less daunting!
Sounds close to what I'm gonna try this August. We are moving from California to Texas and planned on buckets with usb powered sponge filter hooked up to my phone battery bank (the one i got ran 1 bucket for near 3 days and will work on getting 1 for each to stay safe) the heat was a bit different thou. Basically moving from one desert to another in August so gonna be hot but i figured I'd wrap the buckets in the wool moving cloth to hold its temperature in the buckets plus i purchased a few 25 watt aquarium heaters (1 for each bucket) and wiring up an inverter to a deep cycle battery to have heaters available for night time temp drops. As far as waste I am gonna do daily water changes but I will also be making small pouches of the seachem purigen for each bucket to help reduce the spikes. In the end when i get moved they will be happier in the new home as they get a bigger aquarium when we get to the new home. Being that they came to me in the mail in a bag unchanged and dark for 4 days in the mail this is probably over doing it a bit but oh well they are my pets and i spoil them. ;)
I just set up a new 100 gal tank and transferring everything from the 60 gal.. Thought about for a week before acting. Took all my plants and rocks out and put in a bucket of original water. Put 30 lbs of New sand in the tank, then put my sand from the old tank on top. Used my 2 filters from the old tank to the new tank. Also left my air pump on and put in the buckets with the rock, plants, fish. Only 1/2 day of slightly cloudy water then cleared completely.
Timely information right here! I'm moving all 6 of my tanks this weekend. It's mostly just rearranging the deck furniture on the Titanic but, it's also to swap out the old wooden kit stands that came with my 210g and 150g aquariums for a couple steel ones I had fabricated (the 210g kit stand is collapsing on itself and I can no longer open the doors to get to or service the canister filters). I'm also going to swap out the fine grain gravel for something with a little more heft. I was a little worried about that because I know at least some of the BB lives in that and I definitely don't want to crash the tank.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Yeah, it turned out to be TOO big a job and I didn't do it - lol! I need more muscle to give me a hand. I couldn't move them by my onezy. 😔
For me I'm upgrading from 10 to 20 gallon. Ideas in this video can be used for my purposes. Seems I should use as much water in my current tank as possible and also the old substrate/filter.
I'm moving in 2 weeks. I've moved my 75 more times than it should have been. 1 last time. I'm also setting up a 125g discus tank. Anyhoo, this video was perfect timing! Thank you, sir for the smart tips. I've been in this hobby for 20 years + and I'm a student to the craft. Always something to learn. 😀 🤙
When i moved my tanks 3 20 longs 4 55 gals I used those plastic storage tubs (the one people use for like holiday stuff) that come with lids cut holes in the lids and each tank had their own to be put in. It worked great but cant fill them full and u need a buddy to carry one side as they have like 20 maybe 30 gals in em with fish.
Thank you for the tips! I’ve been stressing about moving my fish for a while even tho it’s gonna be at least a month before I move them. I am going to use a temporary tank (25 gal) to move a few of the fish that currently live in a 75 at my grandmas house to the apartment my mom and I live in which is 3-4 hours away. We are hoping to move into a house in the next year then I will be able to have the 75 where I can keep up with the water changes but in the meantime moving a few of the fish to where I can keep up will help the water quality since I only get a chance to do a waterchange once every 1.5 months because of how far away it is.
We just finished moving houses fish rooms , never had so much fun! We are just wishing we could do it all over! Great advice about turning off electric everything
Thanks for the video on this subject. Fortunately I have no plans to move soon. However I feel more prepared should that day come because of your insight and suggestions. I bought five of the 5 gallon buckets from Lowe’s when I set up my last aquarium. As always thank you for your insight and suggestions. Everything turns out great when I follow your suggestions.😃🐟
This is something I've been thinking about for a while. Next year we're planning on moving, and it's going to take a couple days to get from here to there. My tanks are very well established and heavily planted, and I have hundreds upon hundreds of shrimp to try to catch, along with the fish I keep. It's going to be a nightmare. I've thought about simply selling the entire setups and just restarting after we move, but then again, I like my fish and I want to keep them. Luckily all mine are small, I don't have any monsters to deal with.
I've done a 40 gallon aquascape half-filled to the dining room with my longboard😰..but definitely having more then 3 people😑 it was so hard moving around all the door frames 😐
Awesome video! I am looking to move out of town in 5 years or so, I am trying to learn all I can before moving, thanks allot for your experience information.
It’s funny I am watching this. I moved 4 show tanks around today. Took about an hour. A 10 a 30 a 40 breeder and a120. I have tile and wood floors. I’ve made all my own stands so they are very sturdy. I keep sliding pads under them the only one I need help with is the 120. No fuss or mess just sliding.
Great advice!! Question, for buckets, can you use a heater within the bucket? It will be a total of two days from taking the fish out, moving, and setting back up
1. Thank you for the video. 2. Question: Concerning a move within the house, wouldn't it be advantageous to vacuum and save water from the the top of the tank to place the fish in? That way the fish are not subject to a major water change.
Great question! Not really - the only thing that you would be adding to the "new water" are nitrates, which are of no value to the fish (and harmful in high enough concentrations).
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Hey Prime, I don't know if you are going to respond a year later but I just want to ask anyways, how are we exactly addig in nitrates
@@Web-Head-Rollxr I'm not prime time but I think what he means is you are adding water that is containing Nitrate and your fish will add more Nitrate vs. new water has 0 Nitrate ideally/typically
So using example 1. Moving within the house. What If you’re moving 10 tanks? Can use the same spare tank set up and move one tank set it up add fish then go on to the next tank or do you need separate spares or buckets for each tank
I need to move a tank 2 feet over in same room to new stand. I won’t be able to catch all the fish. It’s a 20 long. I think I’ll drain it down to a few inches and lift it.
I use the fishtank water in the buckets with the tank sponge filters. and 70% of that water will go back into the new tank topped up with fresh treated water.
I am having new carpet put in my man cave. I have a 110 gallon fish tank. I have to move the fish tank. How long can I keep the fish in a big container? It may take the carpet technician 8 hours to install the new carpet. I have my fish tank on a old buffet I bought many years ago. It is working great. With drawers and cardboard doors. I will have to slide it on square furniture slides.
i moved a few years ago and it only took one day. I had maybe two tanks at the time so it was no big deal. Since then, I have a lot more tanks and fish. Guess what? NOT MOVING, LOL...This was a good video though, thanks.
So, like...put your fish in a bucket with a lid? The lids from Lowes don't fit very tightly. I'd be scared they will splash out during transport. and what about if it tips over? Where am I supposed to plug the air stone in in the truck? GOOD Show! 😾👍
They have battery powered air pumps. I would definitely find buckets that have tight fitting lids. I usually make sure whatever method I use I tightly secured so it can't tip over. You could use large plastic totes as well. Lowes sells them in maybe 14 gallon and 27 gallon (with the yellow lids). Those won't tip nearly as easily.
@primetimeaquatics on a double stand how would you go about swapping 20 gallon long reef tank on the bottom and a 29 freshwater dirted planted on top to put the fresh on bottom and reef on top. As everyone id like to do as little disruption as possible. Is it possible to keep sturdy decorations in the tank?
I would drain it down to about 10% of the water. If the decor is stable in both tanks I would move them like that. Probably best to have another set of hands though. If there is a lot of rock I might remove it.
@PrimeTimeAquatics that's great news. I do so much less maintenance to the freshwater compared to the reef it's a hassle to get in and algae scrape without touching corals with a 10 inch space kneeling 😆. Anyone remember when they said don't put display tanks on the floor... it's coming back to haunt me!
My 500 gallon tank has 12 shell dwellers 12 mbuna thats all the fish in it. Can I add maybe some synodontis or tanganayikan. Its heavily stocked with rocks and a clear side with shells. I don't want to push the limit.
Sure you could add 6-10 synodontis if you want. I might stick with either mbuna or Tanganyikans if it were me, just to make sure everyone gets along long term?
I’m moving my 20 gallon long 23 hours across the country that’s stocked with shrimp and guppies. We’ve made this move before but with a small tank that was easy to pick up etc. my 20 gallon I’m scared is too heavy to leave 25% water in and still pick it up and move :(
Can't we use the water from the tank to put into the buckets with the fish? I was thinking about replacing my Filter at the same time from external to internal? But I will lose a lot of the good bacteria from the old filter :( I am moving this Sunday & just getting a little worried hence why I am watching this video. Great video with Great information. Any suggestions on question above would be much appreciated.
I myself would prefer bags to move fish over the course of days because I thought the ammonia looses toxicity when there is less oxygen available? correct me if I am wrong
Jason my friend, As you know we specialize in nano tanks. I presume our upcoming moves will be a seamless transition but we have our reservations too. We only have three tanks as of now (two 5 gallons and one 3 gallon) with two of those tanks being heavily planted. It has been a three year long process to get them to their current state of perfection. The third tank is my QT and it is a bare bottom tank. We noticed that you did not mention anything about keeping the substrate and plants intact while moving. As well as leaving the fish in the tank during this process. Is there some reason why this wasn't discussed? I am extremely reticent regarding the notion of removing all the plants, rocks, wood and substrate. I/we simply cannot bring ourselves to destroy the three year old growth that adorns our two display tanks. I have some Anubias nana petite that would simply blow your mind! Our assessment has us thinking that we _should_ be able to move each tank individually (by having my wife hold the tank in her lap) as we drive. The plan is to drain the water down to allow approximately 2-3 inches of depth while keeping the fish, plants, decor and substrate in the tank. Complete teardown of our two display tanks just isn't a viable option. I was considering covering the tops of the exposed rock/plants with wet paper towel to avoid plant dry out and minimize BB loss. Or should I consider covering the top with saran wrap instead? Is there anything else I should be considering? For reference, the drive should only take approx one hour at most (more likely to be 30 mins though). The logistics of this move will be crucial as we have to move _twice_ within nine months of each other while our house is being built. This first move from our current residence to our temporary housing will be a trial run for the final move into our dream home. Once we move into our dream home, then my wife plans on setting up a Discus tank using a local vendor to construct a custom aquarium for the dedicated tank wall. As always - any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Stay classy my friend.
FOr smaller tanks they tend to be much easier to move. With those sizes if we're only talking a matter of hours you can certainly move them as you suggested. Good luck with everything!
I get setting water aside the night before but wouldn't it be better to just use the tank water? Thats what ive always done, but now im curious if i shouldn't be 😅
Hey Jason, if you see this, can you give me some advice about moving a fish tank from just one tank stand to another one that’s going to be in the same location? I am just switching them out. The old one is a little rickety.
Hey, Im kinda new to the hobby and I have some questions. Could you put fresh water in a 5 gallon bucket the day of and just put the fish in there? I understand why its not beneficial to put in the original tank water. Second of all do you refill the whole tank with new fresh water once you set it back up and just keep the same filter from before that you had in your original tank with the decor from before without washing it off? Also if you refill the whole tank up with new water wont it not have the right water parameters? Or is the filter from before that all matters? Also do they need the air pump in the bucket if its only a 30 min period? Thanks.
Yep - you can put the fish in a bucket. We use new water for refilling and add the old filter with old media and all the decorations without cleaning them. They do need to stay wet to preserve as much of the bacteria as possible though. For 30 minutes I don't worry about an air pump.
thinking of moving my 16 gal into another room in my house .on very hot days too much light even with shades down.alot of windows keep ac on 79 dgr n a fan by my tank.gets to 80 tho .too warm for goldfish..wyt?maybe put up cardboard rnd tank to shield light ?or move to a interior room .help!🐟🤔
I need to move my tank to another room. I have a planted tank with ada amazonia. I have sensitive fish like otocinclus, shrimp and assassin snail. I also have green neon tetras in there. Should I take them out of the tank and put them in a bucket with the aquarium water. When I finish moving the tank, I return the original aquarium water to the tank, let everything settle down then add the fishes back? Or I could leave the fishes in the tank with 2 inches of water and move them with the tank. then when finished moving, slowly add the aquarium water back so I dont shock the fishes?
I’m literally moving down the block my tank is a 45 gallon marine land. I’m hoping to move the tank with my live plants and fish and gravel in it. Do you think the tank will be fine with 15 gallons in it? Or will that compromise it?
@primetimeaquatics is it possible to a move 20 and 29 gallon tanks in the same room just a different wall (they are in corner id like them to be on the wall they are cornered into )without pulling everything. Could i take like half the water out and scoot the stand to the other wall or no lol
I’m getting a much larger tank so once I have it ready for the fish I want to know if I need to float them in the new tank? I do plan to make sure the water is the same temperature.
Do you need one pre-treated tote of water for the fish and a second for the new tank location? Or do you add the fish+water from the moving tote into the new tank as soon as you have the tank in the new location?
I my main aquarium has a ph of 6.4 because of the substrate and my tap is a 7.4. Wont it shock the fish when i move them to the bucket filled with tap?
Am moving soon and my tank is only 5 US gallons Could I just pick it up then make sure it very Secure then put it in the car? (The drive less then 30 minutes) of course I take the fish out first and whole them safely while someone else is driving. Would that be a good idea?
With moving the tank, should I worry about the glass being under stress moving it with the substrate in it? I had one tank crack along the back and dump the water about year after moving it several years back, which makes me nervous. Granted, it was my first tank and I probably wasn’t very careful with it.
It depends on the type of tank and how much substrate. I generally don't worry about smaller tanks (less than 29 gallons). As they get larger than that I remove the substrate.
If you want to see how we moved the fish out of the 125 gallon and back again check out this video: czcams.com/video/nN_hIf-PsRI/video.html
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I was literally thinking about this today and was beginning to panic thank you
Hope it helped! :-)
@@PrimeTimeAquatics ditto!
Same! Must be that time of the year.
Can you do a video on how you get your beard looking so good
I drive 20 hours to college with my fish in a tub. I use a sponge filter connected to the Aquarium Coop nano USB air pump. The temperature is always hardest, but I use a digital thermometer from petsmart/petco. I can put the cord down into the tub and the digital display reaches the front seat.
Cool!
Also just keep the heat up in the car
Excellent advice as usual - you give me so much confidence - whenever I need advice I go back through your vids to see what you have published on the subject! You never disappoint me and thank you!
Thank you so much!
Boy did this video come out at the perfect time! I’m moving a tank on Friday and I was debating wether or not to take the the hardscape & plants out. Well! My debate is over! Love you and Joanna! Great info as always! Thank you! ❤️
Thank you! Good luck!
I started off with a 5g tank that was a christmas gift from my in laws, and is on my bar window between my kitchen and dining room. I've upgraded to a 10g planted tank in my dining room that I'm gonna transfer my guppies to. My 5g is gonna serve as my hospital tank👍. I'm excited to move them to their new home!
I needed this in my life... I have 4 tanks 2 that are no problem the other 2 are 32g planted and the other is 125 gallon..... and I’m planing on moving cities in the next year :p.
Thank you! I’m not moving fish but I do have a shrimp tank that has loads of plants and dragon stone.
Are you stalking me or reading my mind? Im moving an a matter of weeks. Perfect timing!
Good luck!
This video was so helpful to me yesterday! Upgraded my platy population explosion to a 55g and despite some hiccups along the way (the rack I bought did not perform as advertised and I had to drain and remove the beautifully scaped new 55 TWICE before finally giving up and going with an aquarium stand), I didn't lose a single fish! Wish I'd followed your advice about lids on the temporary holding buckets as I had one jumper, but he seems to be bouncing back. Thanks for making content like this that made a stressful day less daunting!
Glad it worked out in the end :-)
Your timing is perfect! I'm moving my fish across town tonight!
Hope it goes well!
Sounds close to what I'm gonna try this August. We are moving from California to Texas and planned on buckets with usb powered sponge filter hooked up to my phone battery bank (the one i got ran 1 bucket for near 3 days and will work on getting 1 for each to stay safe) the heat was a bit different thou. Basically moving from one desert to another in August so gonna be hot but i figured I'd wrap the buckets in the wool moving cloth to hold its temperature in the buckets plus i purchased a few 25 watt aquarium heaters (1 for each bucket) and wiring up an inverter to a deep cycle battery to have heaters available for night time temp drops. As far as waste I am gonna do daily water changes but I will also be making small pouches of the seachem purigen for each bucket to help reduce the spikes. In the end when i get moved they will be happier in the new home as they get a bigger aquarium when we get to the new home. Being that they came to me in the mail in a bag unchanged and dark for 4 days in the mail this is probably over doing it a bit but oh well they are my pets and i spoil them. ;)
I just set up a new 100 gal tank and transferring everything from the 60 gal.. Thought about for a week before acting. Took all my plants and rocks out and put in a bucket of original water. Put 30 lbs of
New sand in the tank, then put my sand from the old tank on top. Used my 2 filters from the old tank to the new tank. Also left my air pump on and put in the buckets with the rock, plants, fish. Only 1/2 day of slightly cloudy water then cleared completely.
Timely information right here! I'm moving all 6 of my tanks this weekend. It's mostly just rearranging the deck furniture on the Titanic but, it's also to swap out the old wooden kit stands that came with my 210g and 150g aquariums for a couple steel ones I had fabricated (the 210g kit stand is collapsing on itself and I can no longer open the doors to get to or service the canister filters). I'm also going to swap out the fine grain gravel for something with a little more heft. I was a little worried about that because I know at least some of the BB lives in that and I definitely don't want to crash the tank.
Good luck - that'll be a big job!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Yeah, it turned out to be TOO big a job and I didn't do it - lol! I need more muscle to give me a hand. I couldn't move them by my onezy. 😔
Very important tips in your video, thank you !
Thanks Jason! I am almost ready to move some of my tanks to the new fish room in the basement. Perfect timing!
For me I'm upgrading from 10 to 20 gallon. Ideas in this video can be used for my purposes. Seems I should use as much water in my current tank as possible and also the old substrate/filter.
I'm moving in 2 weeks. I've moved my 75 more times than it should have been. 1 last time. I'm also setting up a 125g discus tank. Anyhoo, this video was perfect timing! Thank you, sir for the smart tips. I've been in this hobby for 20 years + and I'm a student to the craft. Always something to learn. 😀 🤙
I am the same way - when I go to fish club meetings I like to ask lots of questions.
OMG this is the video I needed, I am moving next month and I was thinking about how to do this. Thank you!
Hope everything works out well!
Great tips. Those usb air pumps with a power bank are a game changer. No more buying a bunch of batteries.
So true!
When i moved my tanks 3 20 longs 4 55 gals I used those plastic storage tubs (the one people use for like holiday stuff) that come with lids cut holes in the lids and each tank had their own to be put in. It worked great but cant fill them full and u need a buddy to carry one side as they have like 20 maybe 30 gals in em with fish.
Very cool!
Just about to move a planted 30 gal here in a couple months. Thanks very much for the informative video!
Thank you for the tips! I’ve been stressing about moving my fish for a while even tho it’s gonna be at least a month before I move them. I am going to use a temporary tank (25 gal) to move a few of the fish that currently live in a 75 at my grandmas house to the apartment my mom and I live in which is 3-4 hours away. We are hoping to move into a house in the next year then I will be able to have the 75 where I can keep up with the water changes but in the meantime moving a few of the fish to where I can keep up will help the water quality since I only get a chance to do a waterchange once every 1.5 months because of how far away it is.
We just finished moving houses fish rooms , never had so much fun! We are just wishing we could do it all over! Great advice about turning off electric everything
Glad you got through it ok! :-)
Thanks for the video on this subject. Fortunately I have no plans to move soon. However I feel more prepared should that day come because of your insight and suggestions. I bought five of the 5 gallon buckets from Lowe’s when I set up my last aquarium. As always thank you for your insight and suggestions. Everything turns out great when I follow your suggestions.😃🐟
Thank you Marty! Sounds like you are prepared. :-)
Great timing on this one. We are redoing are flooring 😬
We did that last year - uhhhh, not fun when doing it, but rewarding when complete. :-)
You my good man are a lifesaver moving house next month and was very worried u have gave me confidence now thanks
Good to hear!
Just when I need a video about this topic, boom! It’s on my dash. You guys read my mind
Good to hear! :-)
Awesome insight! Very rarely someone has addressed this on the tube !
This is something I've been thinking about for a while. Next year we're planning on moving, and it's going to take a couple days to get from here to there. My tanks are very well established and heavily planted, and I have hundreds upon hundreds of shrimp to try to catch, along with the fish I keep. It's going to be a nightmare. I've thought about simply selling the entire setups and just restarting after we move, but then again, I like my fish and I want to keep them. Luckily all mine are small, I don't have any monsters to deal with.
That makes life a little easier. :-)
I've done a 40 gallon aquascape half-filled to the dining room with my longboard😰..but definitely having more then 3 people😑 it was so hard moving around all the door frames 😐
Ooo just in the right time for me!!! Thank you for great suggestions!
Thank you for all your videos, new to the hobby and have learned a lot from them! Happy Holidays
Thanks for being here!
Off topic but the presenter has a fantastically kept beard!
Thanks 😀
Awesome video! I am looking to move out of town in 5 years or so, I am trying to learn all I can before moving, thanks allot for your experience information.
Practical, straight-forward advice. Great information. Thanks, Jason. 😊
Thank you!
this couldn't have come at a better time, i'm picking up a full set up with fish later today
Good luck with everything!
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thank you!, much appreciated
It’s funny I am watching this. I moved 4 show tanks around today. Took about an hour. A 10 a 30 a 40 breeder and a120. I have tile and wood floors. I’ve made all my own stands so they are very sturdy. I keep sliding pads under them the only one I need help with is the 120. No fuss or mess just sliding.
Sweet!
Timely video, since I was planning to move some. Thx for always putting out quality content
Hope it helps! :-)
really helpful advice, my situation falls between the first two because we're moving houses but on the same property within walking distance lol
That won't be too bad then. At least you'll be able to get everything set up quickly again.
Great advice!! Question, for buckets, can you use a heater within the bucket? It will be a total of two days from taking the fish out, moving, and setting back up
I would just be careful that the heater doesn't touch the edges of the bucket and melt it.
Very well done I enjoyed your instructions as I have moved a few myself. Charlie AKA Dismas
Thank you!
1. Thank you for the video. 2. Question: Concerning a move within the house, wouldn't it be advantageous to vacuum and save water from the the top of the tank to place the fish in? That way the fish are not subject to a major water change.
Great question! Not really - the only thing that you would be adding to the "new water" are nitrates, which are of no value to the fish (and harmful in high enough concentrations).
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Hey Prime, I don't know if you are going to respond a year later but I just want to ask anyways, how are we exactly addig in nitrates
@@Web-Head-Rollxr I'm not prime time but I think what he means is you are adding water that is containing Nitrate and your fish will add more Nitrate vs. new water has 0 Nitrate ideally/typically
Thank u sir for explanation, i will be moving my fishes in my new house but with your tips.
Hope it works out well!
Great help, thank you!
Most toughest relocation is an aquarium with dividers with multiple male bettas
Very helpful video, planning on swapping a 10G in the bedroom for 20G 🤓
Sweet!
Omgosh! This video is So well timed ...spooky. I’m moving October 13th and I’m terrified.
Hope it all works out well!
Thank you! We'll do our best and say a prayer lol. Its a 20 minute car ride, but as you said, *prep will be key! 29gal and 2 ponds. Fish may go last.
Moving a 125 soon. Oh my.
Beautiful fish
Thank you
great video that’s not out there too much 🙏🏽 thank you!
Moving house! Thank you!
Just what I was looking for!👍🏼👍🏼
I learn so much from you, thank you
Thank you!
Great but didn't understand y in d first case, original tank water was not used in the tub?
Because it usually contains nitrates and waste that is unhealthy for the fish.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics oh yesss, thanks J
Great video thanks again.
So using example 1. Moving within the house. What If you’re moving 10 tanks? Can use the same spare tank set up and move one tank set it up add fish then go on to the next tank or do you need separate spares or buckets for each tank
Sure!
Thanks for the great info!
This was super helpful, thank you! 🙂
Thank you!
I need to move a tank 2 feet over in same room to new stand. I won’t be able to catch all the fish. It’s a 20 long. I think I’ll drain it down to a few inches and lift it.
A very good video lots of good info.
Thank you!
It would depend on if it takes you an hour or days. I never take longer than hour or so. Moving house i understand. But I don't have 125 gallon tanks.
I use the fishtank water in the buckets with the tank sponge filters. and 70% of that water will go back into the new tank topped up with fresh treated water.
One thing you may want to consider - there are no beneficial bacteria in the tank water - only waste products like Nitrate.
I am having new carpet put in my man cave. I have a 110 gallon fish tank. I have to move the fish tank. How long can I keep the fish in a big container? It may take the carpet technician 8 hours to install the new carpet. I have my fish tank on a old buffet I bought many years ago. It is working great. With drawers and cardboard doors. I will have to slide it on square furniture slides.
If you can use the filtration from the tank they should be ok for 8 hours. Either that or air stones are the next best option.
One useful last addition to the video would be adding the weight of a few tanks. Even a 20-gallon is 200+ pounds while full. Crazy.
Great tips as always!
i moved a few years ago and it only took one day. I had maybe two tanks at the time so it was no big deal. Since then, I have a lot more tanks and fish. Guess what? NOT MOVING, LOL...This was a good video though, thanks.
I would have to move 80 tanks - not gonna happen. Haha
First things first. You beard is immaculate! I have a full beard and it doesn't hold a candle to your prestige. Now to continue with the video.
Appreciate it :-)
Ugh tysm for real
So, like...put your fish in a bucket with a lid?
The lids from Lowes don't fit very tightly. I'd be scared they will splash out during transport. and what about if it tips over? Where am I supposed to plug the air stone in in the truck?
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They have battery powered air pumps. I would definitely find buckets that have tight fitting lids. I usually make sure whatever method I use I tightly secured so it can't tip over. You could use large plastic totes as well. Lowes sells them in maybe 14 gallon and 27 gallon (with the yellow lids). Those won't tip nearly as easily.
@primetimeaquatics on a double stand how would you go about swapping 20 gallon long reef tank on the bottom and a 29 freshwater dirted planted on top to put the fresh on bottom and reef on top. As everyone id like to do as little disruption as possible. Is it possible to keep sturdy decorations in the tank?
I would drain it down to about 10% of the water. If the decor is stable in both tanks I would move them like that. Probably best to have another set of hands though. If there is a lot of rock I might remove it.
@PrimeTimeAquatics that's great news. I do so much less maintenance to the freshwater compared to the reef it's a hassle to get in and algae scrape without touching corals with a 10 inch space kneeling 😆. Anyone remember when they said don't put display tanks on the floor... it's coming back to haunt me!
My 500 gallon tank has 12 shell dwellers 12 mbuna thats all the fish in it. Can I add maybe some synodontis or tanganayikan. Its heavily stocked with rocks and a clear side with shells. I don't want to push the limit.
Sure you could add 6-10 synodontis if you want. I might stick with either mbuna or Tanganyikans if it were me, just to make sure everyone gets along long term?
I’m moving my 20 gallon long 23 hours across the country that’s stocked with shrimp and guppies. We’ve made this move before but with a small tank that was easy to pick up etc. my 20 gallon I’m scared is too heavy to leave 25% water in and still pick it up and move :(
Can't we use the water from the tank to put into the buckets with the fish? I was thinking about replacing my Filter at the same time from external to internal? But I will lose a lot of the good bacteria from the old filter :( I am moving this Sunday & just getting a little worried hence why I am watching this video. Great video with Great information. Any suggestions on question above would be much appreciated.
You can, but the water doesn't have anything beneficial for the fish (maybe even harmful if nitrate levels are high).
Could you please please do one if we are upgrading the tank size but the new tank needs to go where the old one is ??
And you only have the two tanks
I myself would prefer bags to move fish over the course of days because I thought the ammonia looses toxicity when there is less oxygen available? correct me if I am wrong
It's not so much oxygen as the decrease in pH because of the accumulation of CO2.
Great info hope I don't have to move.🐟🌿👍😊
Me too!
Jason my friend,
As you know we specialize in nano tanks. I presume our upcoming moves will be a seamless transition but we have our reservations too.
We only have three tanks as of now (two 5 gallons and one 3 gallon) with two of those tanks being heavily planted. It has been a three year long process to get them to their current state of perfection. The third tank is my QT and it is a bare bottom tank.
We noticed that you did not mention anything about keeping the substrate and plants intact while moving. As well as leaving the fish in the tank during this process. Is there some reason why this wasn't discussed?
I am extremely reticent regarding the notion of removing all the plants, rocks, wood and substrate. I/we simply cannot bring ourselves to destroy the three year old growth that adorns our two display tanks. I have some Anubias nana petite that would simply blow your mind!
Our assessment has us thinking that we _should_ be able to move each tank individually (by having my wife hold the tank in her lap) as we drive. The plan is to drain the water down to allow approximately 2-3 inches of depth while keeping the fish, plants, decor and substrate in the tank. Complete teardown of our two display tanks just isn't a viable option.
I was considering covering the tops of the exposed rock/plants with wet paper towel to avoid plant dry out and minimize BB loss. Or should I consider covering the top with saran wrap instead? Is there anything else I should be considering? For reference, the drive should only take approx one hour at most (more likely to be 30 mins though).
The logistics of this move will be crucial as we have to move _twice_ within nine months of each other while our house is being built. This first move from our current residence to our temporary housing will be a trial run for the final move into our dream home. Once we move into our dream home, then my wife plans on setting up a Discus tank using a local vendor to construct a custom aquarium for the dedicated tank wall.
As always - any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Stay classy my friend.
FOr smaller tanks they tend to be much easier to move. With those sizes if we're only talking a matter of hours you can certainly move them as you suggested. Good luck with everything!
What to do with the planted plants? Should I removed where they are planted?
In a small tank I just spray them down with water, leave a little bit in the substrate and wrap the top with plastic wrap to keep in the moisture.
I get setting water aside the night before but wouldn't it be better to just use the tank water? Thats what ive always done, but now im curious if i shouldn't be 😅
Tank water has nothing beneficial in it. In fact, it has nitrates in it, which is harmful to fish.
Is it a good idea to use some of the water from your fish tank, to put it into containers?
Not really - there are no beneficial microbes in the water itself.
Hey Jason, if you see this, can you give me some advice about moving a fish tank from just one tank stand to another one that’s going to be in the same location? I am just switching them out. The old one is a little rickety.
If it’s a smaller tank I would just drain 75% of the water and move it like that. If it’s a larger/heavier tank I would remove everything.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics it is a 29 gallon
Hey, Im kinda new to the hobby and I have some questions. Could you put fresh water in a 5 gallon bucket the day of and just put the fish in there? I understand why its not beneficial to put in the original tank water. Second of all do you refill the whole tank with new fresh water once you set it back up and just keep the same filter from before that you had in your original tank with the decor from before without washing it off? Also if you refill the whole tank up with new water wont it not have the right water parameters? Or is the filter from before that all matters? Also do they need the air pump in the bucket if its only a 30 min period? Thanks.
Yep - you can put the fish in a bucket. We use new water for refilling and add the old filter with old media and all the decorations without cleaning them. They do need to stay wet to preserve as much of the bacteria as possible though. For 30 minutes I don't worry about an air pump.
thinking of moving my 16 gal into another room in my house .on very hot days too much light even with shades down.alot of windows keep ac on 79 dgr n a fan by my tank.gets to 80 tho .too warm for goldfish..wyt?maybe put up cardboard rnd tank to shield light ?or move to a interior room .help!🐟🤔
Sounds like a good plan.
If you are moving multiple tanks, you can also consider playing musical tanks while moving the fish!
Good point!
Can you drain all the tank water into bin then re use the same water?
You could but there is no benefit. The beneficial microbes are connected to the surfaces of the filter and tank.
Moving an aquarium that size is insane. Haha. It’s always 80 degrees here.
That makes it a little easier. :-)
I need to move my tank to another room. I have a planted tank with ada amazonia. I have sensitive fish like otocinclus, shrimp and assassin snail. I also have green neon tetras in there. Should I take them out of the tank and put them in a bucket with the aquarium water. When I finish moving the tank, I return the original aquarium water to the tank, let everything settle down then add the fishes back? Or I could leave the fishes in the tank with 2 inches of water and move them with the tank. then when finished moving, slowly add the aquarium water back so I dont shock the fishes?
If your tap water matches your tank water closely, I would use dechlorinated tap water instead.
I’m literally moving down the block my tank is a 45 gallon marine land. I’m hoping to move the tank with my live plants and fish and gravel in it. Do you think the tank will be fine with 15 gallons in it? Or will that compromise it?
That might be tough? Probably way around 150lbs with a lot of splashing?
@primetimeaquatics is it possible to a move 20 and 29 gallon tanks in the same room just a different wall (they are in corner id like them to be on the wall they are cornered into )without pulling everything. Could i take like half the water out and scoot the stand to the other wall or no lol
Sure - I’d probably want to empty out 80-90% of the water though.
I’m getting a much larger tank so once I have it ready for the fish I want to know if I need to float them in the new tank? I do plan to make sure the water is the same temperature.
As long as the temps are similar you don’t need to float them.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics Thank you!
Do you need one pre-treated tote of water for the fish and a second for the new tank location? Or do you add the fish+water from the moving tote into the new tank as soon as you have the tank in the new location?
I would prefer fresh water going into the new tank.
I my main aquarium has a ph of 6.4 because of the substrate and my tap is a 7.4. Wont it shock the fish when i move them to the bucket filled with tap?
In that case I might use the aquarium water.
Am moving soon and my tank is only 5 US gallons
Could I just pick it up then make sure it very Secure then put it in the car? (The drive less then 30 minutes) of course I take the fish out first and whole them safely while someone else is driving. Would that be a good idea?
Definitely!
With moving the tank, should I worry about the glass being under stress moving it with the substrate in it? I had one tank crack along the back and dump the water about year after moving it several years back, which makes me nervous. Granted, it was my first tank and I probably wasn’t very careful with it.
It depends on the type of tank and how much substrate. I generally don't worry about smaller tanks (less than 29 gallons). As they get larger than that I remove the substrate.
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So you can't move a smallish tank with plants and hardscape still in? Like a 20 gallon? I would hate to have to replant and reshape my 5 tanks
You can, but you have to be very careful with the weight.
I’m moving a 10 gal. Will removing 75% of the water and decorations ruin my cycle? I’m currently 8 days in
You don't need the water, but keeping the decorations and filter media in water will help!