Moving 10g away from wall

tuvok said:

Situation: My 10g tank is right up against the wall. It seemed like a good idea at the time as I just had a heater cable and sponge filter tubing entering the tank. Now I need to move the tank a few inches from the wall or to a different stand in order to hook up a small canister or an AquaClear mini. The tank has also been home to 3 Corydoras habrosus for about 3 days (as of 20 feb 06) so far.

Questions: 1) Would it be too soon to try to move the tank (will the fish be too stressed since their introduction)? 2) Does the tank have to be completely emptied to move it (and the stand) a few inches awy from the wall? 3) How about if I want to move it to a new stand, would it be advisable to tear it down completely in this scenario?

Thanks for any input you can provide.

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If you want to move it, it is best to empty the tank first, especially if you're moving to a different stand. However, I know with my 10 gal I can slowly slide the tank and stand together away from the wall without emptying it...it's on hardwood. The stand can accomodate a larger tank, so my 10 gal doesn't cover the entire top of the stand, and is unlikely to shift out of place. Don't know if I would recommend it as a safe thing to do though.

if you drain like 80% of the tank just leave the fish in there you can move it no problem. It might be heavy get help. i moved a 10gal across the room like this fish substrate and all. just emptied most of the water and put it back in after.

I move my 10 gallon and puffer to a new stand without problems. I emptied about 25% of the water and then lifted very carefully to avoid sloshing.

i had to move my 10 gallon across the room, and i just removed about 80% of the water and picked it up and carried it. i had removed the fish, but they were going in another tank anyway. it wasn't that heavy, you should be fine just remove most of the water and slide it away from the wall, and fill it back up.

New power filters (or even used ones) will sometimes make a ruckus when you first hook them up for a number of reasons. Usually, its b/c the impeller assembly is slightly askew or bent. Try adjusting that first. Another reason they sometimes will make noise is due to air bubbles hitting the impeller. Try adjusting the flow of water down to bare min. for a few minutes then crank it back up quickly. This should allow any trapped air to escape the vortex created by the impeller. Yet another possible reason is the "lid" or covering of the filter media basket itself. I have a Whisper 60 that I had to put some cotton in the corners to shut it up, because it rattled faintly, but it bothered me. Lastly, make sure to keep your water level nice and high (its ok to have it covering the return a little) and that will dramatically reduce splashing and evaporation. Hope that helps. =)