Moving our goldfish
We were very lucky in our goldfish move. Firstly the Biorb is only a Biorb 30, so it wasn't too large to start with, we also had a wooden storage box/table that we could place the Biorb in perfectly. There was a 2 hour drive to contend with so that was the hairiest part. Other than that we didn't even have to take the fish out of the Biorb.
We didn't feed the fish for a couple of days, then the day before the move, performed a partial water change. The day of the move, we removed half the water leaving the fish in the Biorb. We also removed the plastic filter cartridge and tube and other items that the fish could bump into, so that they don't get hurt in the move in case of sudden stops etc. We put a large throw into our wooden box to line the bottom and sides. The box is a 54cm x 54cm version of this IKEA storage table.
The throw is a standard cotton throw that we used to cover our sofa (an older one obviously).
This is to prevent the wooden box from scratching the Biorb acrylic sides. Then we ensured the bubble line at the bottom of the Biorb was secured so that the mouth of the tube was above the waterline(don't want to risk any water leaking out accidentally) then used the bits of the throw trailing out of the box to cover the Biorb completely leaving the fish in relative darkness, as this calms them down.
All that's left is then to lift the box and take it to the car. This was very easy to do - note that the Biorb is very heavy even if half full. Having the option of being able to have two or more people lift it using the box was just absolutely great!
The best part about being able to transport the fish while still in their Biorb was that they were less stressed, they still had some water that they were used to, and when we finally got to our new place, all we had to do was lift the Biorb out (a little hairy as only one person could do that - make sure you have a strong back - though someone else could pull the throw out a bit to assist), then get some new water, dechlorinate, let it get to room temperature, then add.
Et voila, goldfish moved and happy in new home!
We didn't feed the fish for a couple of days, then the day before the move, performed a partial water change. The day of the move, we removed half the water leaving the fish in the Biorb. We also removed the plastic filter cartridge and tube and other items that the fish could bump into, so that they don't get hurt in the move in case of sudden stops etc. We put a large throw into our wooden box to line the bottom and sides. The box is a 54cm x 54cm version of this IKEA storage table.
The throw is a standard cotton throw that we used to cover our sofa (an older one obviously).
This is to prevent the wooden box from scratching the Biorb acrylic sides. Then we ensured the bubble line at the bottom of the Biorb was secured so that the mouth of the tube was above the waterline(don't want to risk any water leaking out accidentally) then used the bits of the throw trailing out of the box to cover the Biorb completely leaving the fish in relative darkness, as this calms them down.
All that's left is then to lift the box and take it to the car. This was very easy to do - note that the Biorb is very heavy even if half full. Having the option of being able to have two or more people lift it using the box was just absolutely great!
The best part about being able to transport the fish while still in their Biorb was that they were less stressed, they still had some water that they were used to, and when we finally got to our new place, all we had to do was lift the Biorb out (a little hairy as only one person could do that - make sure you have a strong back - though someone else could pull the throw out a bit to assist), then get some new water, dechlorinate, let it get to room temperature, then add.
Et voila, goldfish moved and happy in new home!
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