Temp Foster Home for my Fish

[kaOzGrUnT]

I have to move my old tank by the end of the month, my new tank wont be cycled by the end of the month, could someone hold my fish until the cycle is finished??

-Gold Spotted Rabbit Fish 4"
-Fox Face 3"
-Yellow Tang 3"
-Ghost Eel 12"
-Pair of true Percula clown fish 1.5"

Will give food and whatever else needed.

Thanks!!

 

[Awibrandy]

Is there any way that you can move all your water & rocks to the new place so that you don't have to cycle the tank all over again?

 

[kaOzGrUnT]

I can bring about 20 gallons from the old tank (4 5Gal buckets), it was a FOWLR but I used tap water for it, wouldn't I run the risk of bringing impurities from that water?
The old rock has a little algae, that's why I wanted to start new.

 

[KathyC]

Perhaps it is easier to ask if you can borrow a 55g from someone and house them yourself during the move? I doubt many here could accommodate fish this large and obviously they can't put them in their own tank.

No reason you can't keep using tap for the fish until you set up & cycle the new tank. Just don't add any of that water to your new set up - where I assume you are going to use ro/di water.

 

[aznt1217]

You can just use a big rubbermaid tub and put a powerhead and heater in there while you move.

 

[aznt1217]

I can bring about 20 gallons from the old tank (4 5Gal buckets), it was a FOWLR but I used tap water for it, wouldn't I run the risk of bringing impurities from that water?
The old rock has a little algae, that's why I wanted to start new.

Those impurities aren't going to matter much once all the new water is in. Think of it as a large water change...

lol

 

[kaOzGrUnT]

You can just use a big rubbermaid tub and put a powerhead and heater in there while you move.

Good idea, probably I can do two trips, and take about 40 to 50 Gal of my old water to the new tank where i would have RO/DI water and in the last trip bring the fish in a rubbermaid and do drip adapt for couple of hours???