Apparition
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So, in about 5 months I'll be moving from Orange County, CA to Portland, OR and the one thing that keeps giving me a lot of trouble is whether or not to move my 55 gallong reef tank. I've gone back and forth on this several times and just can't really come up with a solution I like. I'm down to trying to move everything to selling it off and starting over.
I guess my biggest question is would my three fish and corals (Mostly zoanthids, ricodia, and LPS) make it through the 16+ hour journey if they were in 5-10 gallon containers with a battery powered air pump and a small heater to ensure temperature? Obviously these animals are shipped from all over the world and made it this far, but I can't find many people who have moved a reef tank long distances. Most people tend to just start over and while I think that is the best decision, it's not really the one that makes me the happiest. Also, I think a big motivating factor is that I doubt I'll be able to find homes for my three fish: a 3-stripe damsel, a 6 line wrasse, and a black ocellaris clown. These fish have reputations for being killers despite that the three I have are some of the wimpiest fish I've ever seen and have never shown any aggression to anyone.
I guess I'd just like advice from people who have done it before or who have thought about it. Anything anyone can provide would be great. Or, if someone would be willing to take the fish, I guess that would make the decision for me too.
Thanks for any help you can give.
I guess my biggest question is would my three fish and corals (Mostly zoanthids, ricodia, and LPS) make it through the 16+ hour journey if they were in 5-10 gallon containers with a battery powered air pump and a small heater to ensure temperature? Obviously these animals are shipped from all over the world and made it this far, but I can't find many people who have moved a reef tank long distances. Most people tend to just start over and while I think that is the best decision, it's not really the one that makes me the happiest. Also, I think a big motivating factor is that I doubt I'll be able to find homes for my three fish: a 3-stripe damsel, a 6 line wrasse, and a black ocellaris clown. These fish have reputations for being killers despite that the three I have are some of the wimpiest fish I've ever seen and have never shown any aggression to anyone.
I guess I'd just like advice from people who have done it before or who have thought about it. Anything anyone can provide would be great. Or, if someone would be willing to take the fish, I guess that would make the decision for me too.
Thanks for any help you can give.