To: Kevin Nunn
Re: Re: Moving soon (not sure
By: Kevin Nunn to Kurt Weiske on Wed Apr 13 2022 03:15 pm

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_ADMIN

KURT WEISKE wrote to JAS HUD <=-

Oh, moving a fish tank would be a wet, soggy mess. How long can fish live in plastic bags?

What I used to do, especially for bigger tanks, like 50 gallon is do a
good water change, then only leave enough water that is as deep as
twice the size the largest fish. That reduced the weight a lot usually.
Then I'd move it like that. But I've only moved short distances.

If I had to move long distance, best bet would probably be to re-home
the fish and get new ones once setup in the new place.

water is very heavy though and it can put stress on the sides of the tank when you are moving. i moved a 250 gal tank from my ex's basement to her upstairs and it was a pain in the ass. she had a narrow stairway and a tight turn.
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