Depending on how long the drive is I drain all but 10% of the water and move the tank. Depending on how much help you have and how heavy the tank is this may or may not work. If it is too heavy to do this break it all down and move the plants in a bucket full of water.
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On any tank bigger than a ten gallon the safest route to go is ALWAYS empty the tank 100% before transporting it. More important than removing the plants would be to get all the substrate out. Substrate can add a lot of weight to the tank, as well as sloshing around and scratching up the glass.
Yes, some people cheat; yes, some people get away with it. But do you want to be the one left w/ a broken tank? Or worse yet, one that ends up springing a leak when you're not at home to save your stuff? When making a decision like this I try to do a quick risk/loss assessment. Ask yourself, if I break the rules and loose, what's the worse that can happen? How great an impact could this create? Will I be able to comfortably cope with the worse case scenario? (Or how mad and unhappy will I be?)
If it's going to be set up in a dedicated fish room: cement floors and central floor drain - go ahead and take the chance!
A lot does depend on how far your moving. If just in town, I'd just pull the plants, toss them in some buckets w/ water from the tank. Then when you're ready to head out the door put them in plastic bags, no newspaper or water needed.
Yes, some people cheat; yes, some people get away with it. But do you want to be the one left w/ a broken tank? Or worse yet, one that ends up springing a leak when you're not at home to save your stuff? When making a decision like this I try to do a quick risk/loss assessment. Ask yourself, if I break the rules and loose, what's the worse that can happen? How great an impact could this create? Will I be able to comfortably cope with the worse case scenario? (Or how mad and unhappy will I be?)
If it's going to be set up in a dedicated fish room: cement floors and central floor drain - go ahead and take the chance!
A lot does depend on how far your moving. If just in town, I'd just pull the plants, toss them in some buckets w/ water from the tank. Then when you're ready to head out the door put them in plastic bags, no newspaper or water needed.
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