moving soon, what to do?

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 06:01 PM

i am moving. it will be a 7 hour drive. i plan on trading in my fish except one and breaking down my tank. rock into a tub corals and that one fish in another. how will i keep the water circulated? the one fish is a orange striped prawn goby

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 07:41 PM

Jeremy0322 · 11-25-2008, 07:46 PM

Seven hours may seem like a long time but its my understanding that you should be alright with little water circulation for that short period of time. Make sure you get a water pump though, it can either run off battery power or one that uses an AC adapter for the cigarette port in your car. A heater would probably be a bonus too. But the way I am looking at this is they ship this stuff over night in a small dark box with absolutely no circulation and no heater and its fine. If you want you can probably find a way to run a really small powerhead using the same method as the air pump and heater but I dont think it will be needed.

nstiesi · 11-25-2008, 07:49 PM

it was only a tomato clown and a brittle star, but I had them in buckets with only an airstone for 14 hours or so the last time i moved.

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-25-2008, 07:52 PM

I have one of these for my laptop and phone charger. No reason it shouldn't work for powerheads.

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 07:53 PM

okay i'll try to get an airstone in with the corals

yungreefer2410 · 11-25-2008, 07:54 PM

i have a friend that has one. i'll see if i can borrow it

11-25-2008, 07:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,753 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: moving soon, what to do? Seven hours may seem like a long time but its my understanding that you should be alright with little water circulation for that short period of time. Make sure you get a water pump though, it can either run off battery power or one that uses an AC adapter for the cigarette port in your car. A heater would probably be a bonus too. But the way I am looking at this is they ship this stuff over night in a small dark box with absolutely no circulation and no heater and its fine. If you want you can probably find a way to run a really small powerhead using the same method as the air pump and heater but I dont think it will be needed. __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

11-25-2008, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
nstiesi Sea Pen Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 334 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: moving soon, what to do? it was only a tomato clown and a brittle star, but I had them in buckets with only an airstone for 14 hours or so the last time i moved.

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chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: moving soon, what to do? I have one of these for my laptop and phone charger. No reason it shouldn't work for powerheads.

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