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i have yet to pull apart a seam in a tank n i lift n move full 10 gallon tanks
n i slide my 30 n 55 around with no problem

jsut member a gallon of water is almost 8.5lbs

You must not move the tant tank even with 1 gallon of water in it. as some one said correctly, remove all the gravel and decorations before moving the tank.
as you know ,fish tank is sealed at edges. The binding material can only take load of water when the tank is static. It cannot take bending OR sheer load ...so remember this fact.

Last edited by bharatk at 06-Apr-2005 04:01

You should be fine without saving more water than the bucket your fish are in.
Do it quickly, your filters will be fine for around 45 minutes without bothering your cycle.


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I'm not really sure if I could slide my tank since it is a wal-mart stand and I have a fealing those aren't the sturdiest things in the world.

So basically if I remove some of the old water and leave say 1in of the water in the tank and then move it it would be possible and the tank wouldn't recycle on me? I don't exactly have an unlimited ammount of clean buckets so how much water would I need to save?

Thanks!

Oh, I will remove the fish while I'm doing the process incase anything goes wrong.

Is the stand sturdy? And can you leave them on the stand? I just moved my 30-gallon that way (with fish in it) with no problem. Here's how:

I siphoned out about two thirds of the water into Rubbermaid containers, leaving probably about four or five inches in the tank. Then, with my husband's help, I just slid the tank slowly across the floor to its new location and put the water back in.

It worked perfectly. The fish were fine -- didn't even act like they knew they were being moved -- the tank was fine, and the water didn't even slosh around. And the whole thing was so fast that the temperature of the water in the Rubbermaid containers didn't even drop.

This would only work if your stand was very sturdy (mine's the cabinet kind, that doesn't have legs -- just a flat bottom.) Also, it's important to only push on the stand -- it would be a disaster if you tried to push on the tank. And it was helpful to have two of us doing it. My husband did the heavy work and I guided the whole thing from the front end.

The only hitch was that it was easy to siphon the water out; obviously, though, I couldn't siphon it uphill to get it back in so I poured it back in with a pitcher. (And used the opportunity for a water change.)

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If you have a glass heater, and don't wait about 20 minutes or so; then the heater could shatter if it isn't acclimated to the water temperature first.

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just curious keith, why do you wait to put the heater on?

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You are talking about doing a simple shift from point A to point B.

Not only remove all the fish and water I would remove any large heavy rocks as well.

Certainly get some one to help and cary it even (that is with out twisting it.

As soon as you get it in the correct location start refilling.

Dont pour the water directly into the tank as thi will stirr up the base place some thing on the base and pour onto that even a upturned plastic small container, a rock is also very good for that.

When all the fish are in wait about 20min then turn the heaters on. The filters etc can be running as soon as the all the water is in the tank.

I hope this helps.

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Alrighty. When I first started the fish keeping hobby I was VERY inexperienced. I bought a 10 gallon and stocked it with 2 koi and 1 common goldfish (well, you see he is the first fish I ever owned and after keeping him in a fish bowl for 6 months I decided to buy a 10 gallon, somebody told me that koi would go with him so I got a couple of them, nobody told me they grew into GIANTS). Anyhow I'm still fixing that mistake by attempting to find homes for my oversized koi. I feel bad for him and found him a home with a 1000 gallon pond with quite a few fish in it, but I have to wait until May to bring him to it. Anyhow now that you got an idea about how stupid I am I'll tell you my problem.

I currently have a 29 gallon tank situated under a window comeplety full of fish and the way the tank is it covers up half a window. What I want to do is switch the 10 gallon and the 29 gallon (both which are full of fish) without messing up the tank cycle and with out having to re cycle it. I was wondering if I left say 1in of water in the tank would I beable to move it then? or would it be to heavy?

Basically I want to know what do you suggest I do? Thanks for any help you can give me.

it was heavy because you were trying to lug around a 60 pound tank.

i have moved a half ful 10 gallon tank befor and i wouldn't recomend doin it. the seems cracked and it was mighty heavy

It was hard enought tyining to move a 5 gal 30"!

We had to move my 55g tank with abour 4" of water and all of the fish in it.

It weighed probably 250 pounds,VERY freaking heavy.

Nothing hapened to it, and the tank is still fine today, no broken anything.

We did the same with my 20 long (basically a 29g) and it is also fine.

i had to move a 55 and 20 at once to make room for a 75. n.e way try taking the water down so it is below the splash and get water every where line. have someone help you and pick the tank up, but becareful not to break anything(tank and you). if it is on a stand then u can just slide the tank stand. if u have to lift the tank bring down the water level to more than half might have to be done.

I agree with Babel, you cant move a full tank at all. The tank will burst. Empty the tank's inmates into a bucket and save as much water as you can.

It's important to NOT move a full tank. A tanks weak point is the seals, and any shifting of a few hundred pounds can and will crack the seal. I've been there, done that, have the busted tank to prove it....and it was only a 10 g .

Move the fish to a bucket, run filters ect on the bucket if possible. Drain as much water as possible (save as much as well so you don't end up doing a 75% water change and shocking the fish). Then move the tank, refill and replace fish. Take your time and don't rush the process. Remember that 1 gallon of water weighs 8lbs. Add in the gravel and the weight of the tank and you're closer to 10lbs. Get someone to help .

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How heavy is a 29 gallon tank? Could you just pick up the tank and move it the way it is? If not, ask someone to help you. Anyway, you could drain the tank and put the fish in a bucket with tank water while you move the tanks. Just make sure that the bucket has never had soap in it. Most imporantly, you have to think of why you want to move the tank. It might be just a waste of time to do so.

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