moving 100 gallon

[cdfishie123]

hi, my mom told me that tommorow(thursday)guys are coming in to put in wood and tile in my house:silly:. in my living room where the 100 gallon is located is gonna be tile. theyre gonna start putting the wood tommorow and the tile on teusday(next week) all i have in the tank are 2 com. plecos (5 in) a convict(1.5 in) and a gourami(5in) i will need to drain and move the tank and it will stay empty for a few days. what should i do with the fish. also if i keep about 10-20 gallons of the tanks water in a bucket and then when i fill the tank back up and i pour the old water in there then fill up the rest of the tank with tap water will i need to cycle it? :help:

this is a time when i agree with my sig. :wall:

 

[mcox3]

keep as much of the water as you can... try to match the same amount of new water to old water... which would make it like a 50% water change...

...if you keep 25 gallons of old water... add 25 gallons of new water. This will give you a tank water level of 50%... then i'm sure you could add another 25 gallons the next day and so on...

 

[fgump]

what should i do with the fish

Barbecue!

also if i keep about 10-20 gallons of the tanks water in a bucket and then when i fill the tank back up and i pour the old water in there then fill up the rest of the tank with tap water will i need to cycle it?

Keep a little water in the bottom of the tank, just enough to keep the substrate wet. And hook up the filter to what ever you end up keeping the fish in.

Most of the beneficial bacteria live in the substrate and and filter media. Keeping original tank water isn't needed. Just be sure when you refill the tank, to use dechlorinated water or you could end up killing the beneficial bacteria.

 

[cdfishie123]

thanx guys but does anyone have any advice on what to keep the fish in?

 

[jm1212]

since your fish are still pretty little, they should be fine in a couple of 10 gallon tupperware containers for the couple of days. use the old tank water, and run the filters on them to keep them cycled.

there is little bacteria in the water itself. the bacteria live in the filter, on the gravel, and on the decor. keep all three wet and supplied with ammoina and you shouldnt ahve to cycle your tank again.

 

[fgump]

Do you have a hospital / quarantine aquarium? If so, use that.

If not, what I would do is this. Put the fish in a bucket (with tank water), drain the tank, move it to where it's going to be for the next week or so, fill it back up with dechlorinated water that's as close to the correct temperature that the tank is normally, put the fish back in. Then when the living room is ready to move the aquarium back, repeat.

It will be extra work that way. But if you don't have a spare tank, I think it would be the best way. And also that way, you insure that the beneficial bacteria don't get killed off.

 

[Rbishop]

Rubbermaid containers for the fish with the filters running on them as jm1212 said. Put the sibstrate in buckets and cover with water. The rest of the water isn't worth anything.

 

[mostlycichlids]

Rubbermaid containers for the fish with the filters running on them as jm1212 said. Put the sibstrate in buckets and cover with water. The rest of the water isn't worth anything.

I agree the water is useless just keep them in a tupperware continer with heater and filter. I have a fry tank that is a 5g tupperware container. It works great to grow out fry and cost less than 2 dollars at walmart. Throw the filter media in with the fish or in the buckets.

 

[mcox3]

Rubbermaid containers for the fish with the filters running on them as jm1212 said. Put the sibstrate in buckets and cover with water. The rest of the water isn't worth anything.

so then 100% water changes are okay too?

 

[mostlycichlids]

so then 100% water changes are okay too?

For the purpose of moving tanks around 100% water change is just fine! Ive done it several times over the years when upgrading tanks or moving fish etc. Why wouldn't it be ok? I do 90% water changes weekly on my fry tanks!