I'm moving - take my BTA with me?

[martlla26]

I live in NY (Long Island) and am going to be moving to Greensboro NC in possibly just a few short weeks with my job. I do not know what to do with my tanks. I want to take everything with me, but morally/ethically I don't know if I should. The trip is going to take about 10 hours. My BTA is the most sensitive thing I have, and it is host to my very beautiful gold stripe maroon. I don't want to give either up but I also don't want them to die in transit. I also don't know where my permanent housing will be yet, I am hoping my landlord (mom & dad) will let me keep my tanks in my current apt until I find a condo.

I was in Petco last night and saw they have battery operated air pumps... which I could use the aerate the water if I put them in a plastic tub. What are all your thoughts?

 

[finding nemo]

Why not just bag them and put oxygen in the bags, they ship them overnight and they are fine.
A tub is a good idea also but lots of sloshing around. I think bagging them would be better and if you can take most of your water from the tanks with you to set up the new tank that would be a definate plus also.
Good luck in your move

 

[catdoc]

Ditto to Finding Nemo's post. I've mailed them bagged and in styro boxes with a heat pack and they've done fine. I'd be careful with the tank cycling again more than with the bta being transported. Can you find some in NC who could "board" the bta while your tank cycles again?

 

[martlla26]

I don't know anyone yet in NC who can board it, but I guess I could find an LFS willing to do so? I'm going to try to bring as much of my old tank with me as possible, liverock and all. My other concern is the rock the BTA is attached to. I guess I have to bag the rock as well, not to risk seperating them.
How do I get oxygen in the bag?

 

[catdoc]

Maybe of you put the rock and bta into a bucket, the bta will be annoyed enough to move off of the rock? I'd be afraid to transport the bta on the rock unless you can get the rock stabilized in some way that it can't roll onto the bta.

I didn't add oxygen to the bags, just room air.