Well Water
Sorry for not mentioning the length of the move earlier. I was trying to focus too narrowly it seems.
The trip will take 2 or 3 days as I’m 32 weeks pregnant and I won’t be driving more than 5 hours at a time… and will likely be stopping to pee once an hour (possibly more often depending on if the dog needs to go too). 
I do plan on the tank being the last thing to move, although, I do have the issue that the movers will take a little longer than me to get down there and my tank stand (really just a wood cabinet) will be going with them. It may be a day before I could get it setup.
I hadn’t thought about keeping the substrate damp - thank you for reminding me about that. I was already planning on keeping the filter damp as I have a lot of plants to transport too. I was going to wrap them in wet paper towels and bag them.
IMHO, 2-3 gallons isn’t enough for 4 betta females. They’ll be at each other’s throats with that little water! I get the feeling if I had any other kind of fish that it wouldn’t be an issue… but these girls, they’re feisty.
If the PH does match, you say I could add “some” water immediately - how much exactly?
-Lana, crossing her fingers that the PH matches.
On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Steve Szabo wrote:
> To me, it means you’ll have > about a 10 hour drive to reach your destination. Since you claim to be > limited on space, I’d bag the fish, and not use the cups, with just > atmospheric air and pack them in the empty tank, along with the other > paraphernalia I would need to set up the tank. The fish and the tank > would be the last thing I moved, and the first thing I setup upon my > arrival. Keeping the substrate and filter damp during the move will help > upon setup at the new location. The two or three gallons of water you > will have available will do just fine for putting the fish back in the > tank. The nitrifying bacteria should start kicking in right away, if the > substrate and filter have been kept damp during the trip, though it will > take them a bit to get back to a full working colony. Immediately > measuring the pH of the new water and then measuring it in 24 hours will > give you a good idea of what needs to be done from there. If the 24 hour > pH is close to your old pH, within a point or two, you are golden, and > can immediately add some water to the tank. If there is a radical > difference, you will then need to fall back on a plan similar to the one > you devised with the cups, removing some water each day and adding some > new to the mix. Depending on the difference in pH, you may be able to > add more than you remove, hastening the length of time it will take to > refill the tank. > > \Steve// >
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