Re: Moving....

["Scott McLaughlin" <relli@aye.net>]

Bio filters are not functional at a pH of 5.0 are they?



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>Is this a long distance travel? The water in the new place is very =
>different than in the old?
>Althoug I've never made such move, I'll try to give you some =
>suggestions.
>The lfs guy's sugestions seems reasonable.
>What is the ph of the water in the new location? Acclimating the fish to =

>a slightly different ph (up to 0.5) is easy, but in your case it seems =
>that the difference will be very high, few fish can afford a 2 or 3 =
>difference in ph in little time. I would collect the most water as I =
>could in the new place (100 gal or more), let it lose the chlorine =
>naturally, and treat it to approach a ph of 5.0.
>On the bacteria, what kind of filtration do you use? It seems that is =
>UGF + sponges. If it is so, maintaining the media damp seems to me =
>sufficient to maintain the colony.
>Hope it helps.
>Zeco
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>    De: Fbethea <francinebethea@excite.com>
>    Para: apisto@listbox.com <apisto@listbox.com>
>    Data: Segunda-feira, 11 de Outubro de 1999 01:49
>    Assunto: Moving....
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>    Does anyone have suggestions on how to move 17 tanks with minimal =
>stress to
>    my fish and myself?
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>    I have over 200 fish - adults, juveniles, and fry.  All of my tanks =
>have a
>    ph value of 5.0.  The largest tank is a 30 gal and the rest are =
>20's, 10s
>    and 2.5 gal tanks.  How do I keep the bacteria alive in the gravel =
>and the
>    sponges?  How can I avoid taking the water?  Cycling these tanks is
>    unreasonable.
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>    A lfs guy told me that if I keep the gravel in the tank and as long =
>as it is
>    damp, I will not lose the bacteria colony.  He also said that it =
>would not
>    be a good idea to acclimate my fish to the akaline water if they =
>have been
>    living in acidic water.  Would that not be the same as buying them =
>and
>    acclimating them to my tanks?
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