Are you moving and need some help figuring out how to take your aquarium with you?
If you’re the proud owner of one or more large aquariums and you are moving to a new home, you should seriously think about hiring an expert in fish tank removals.
Moving to a new place is challenging and stressful on its own. When you think of packing, transportation, storage, and then add moving a large fish tank to the mix, it can increase the already high level of stress.
Brisbane Piano Removals are specialists in moving heavy and delicate objects including fish tanks. Hiring us for fish tank removals will take a huge about of stress out of your move.
Why You Should Hire an Expert in Fish Tank Removals
Large fish tanks are heavy as well as being delicate, so they can be exhausting and risky to move.
Professionals in fish tank removals can help move your fish tank no matter how large or heavy it is, and ensure the process is carried out safely and efficiently.
Importantly, we can minimise the stress placed on your fish.
Did you know that moving can also cause stress to your fish? Fish are sensitive to changes in their environment. Placing your fish in a new home (though technically it is the same fish tank but with a fresh setup) can cause “new tank syndrome”, and increase their stress level.
To help you and your fish survive the move, there are some important things to remember prior to fish tank removals.
Fish Tank Removals Considerations, & The Steps We Take
Plan Everything. You need to prepare a plan on how to move the fish tank to your new home and where you will put the aquarium. You need to consider how long the move will take.
Are you moving somewhere in the same city or will you be moving to a new city? Will the move take just a few hours or will it take days? Where will you put the fish so they will be safe during transit?
Planning things out before you move will help you foresee any possible complications, prepare some possible solutions, and overall lessen the stress of the move.
The fish tank is the last thing you should move and the first thing you should take care of once you are in your new place. Why? Because you want to minimise the number of hours your fish will spend inside a holding container. You also don’t want the filtration system to dry out and kill all the microorganisms that will keep your fish tank ecosystem alive
Make things organised and simple. We follow this 3-step procedure in preparing to move your tank.
- Transfer your fish to a safe and comfortable container where they will be protected. Depending on the number and kinds of fish, you could place them in buckets or in fish bags like the ones pet stores use.
Don’t move the aquarium and fish tank together. You may think this is easier for the fish, but a large fish tank filled with water will be almost impossible to move, even for professionals in fish tank removals.
- Remove everything out of the fish tank. Take out the decorations like rocks, plants, decoration, pat them dry, wrap them in bubble wrap and place them in a box.
The filter is a different story. You need to keep your filter wet with water from the aquarium. You want the microscopic ecosystem that retains that keeps your fish alive in the filter, so don’t dry them out.
- Remove the water from the fish tank, retaining only a little amount just enough to keep the substrate (gravel and sand) wet.
If you retain a little water in the tank, when you reach your new home, all you need to do is reinstall the accessories, add the decorations, top up the water and let it run for a while before putting the fish back in.
Make one aspect of your move easy by calling experts in fish tank removals. Contact Us today.
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