New carpet >: (

AshleytheGreat · 12-09-2005, 10:20 AM

We're getting new carpet all over my house and that incluldes the room with my cichlid tank. I have no clue on how to break it down to move it. Do I drain the tank and put the fish in buckets? Even if I drained the tank half way that would still be about 362 gallons of water plus all the other nice nacs to move with it. Any suggestions on how to do this?

DUSTIN323 · 12-09-2005, 11:09 AM

Wait how many gallons is it? Yeah I would put the fish and as much tank water as you can save in buckets. But take all the water out if you leave it half full it could break when being moved-water is 8lbs a gallon

ron v · 12-09-2005, 11:10 AM

Drain and bucket. There is really no easy way. Trying to shortcut is inviting trouble. IMO.... 362 gallons. Half full? Are you serious??? You really don't need to save any water. Just don't let your filter media dry out. How big is your tank... really?

mrmoby · 12-09-2005, 01:28 PM

Do yourself a favor, go to sears and buy a submersible pump. It will make quick work of emptying it (and is good if you need to empty the tank in a hurry if you have an emergenvy situation).I would just pump thge bulk of it out the window. Save enough for your fish and your filter media. I wouldn't try to move it with more than puddles in the bottom, you would be just asking for disaster.

**fish_doc** · 12-09-2005, 08:46 PM

DO you have any other pets?

New carpets contain chemicals that are harmful to some pets until they have aired out for a couple days.

AshleytheGreat · 12-09-2005, 09:09 PM

A dog lol

and its an 85 gallon tank, so 85 / 2 = 42.5 half full
42.5 X 8.53 = 362.....lbs
well its actuall 8.31 lbs/gallon water
or something close sooo = 352lbs alone with water + rocks and rocks and more rocks.

**TheOldSalt** · 12-10-2005, 08:42 AM

Oh, POUNDS!
You said GALLONS, which is why we're all so freaked out

**fish_doc** · 12-10-2005, 10:32 AM

Dogs should be ok. Some carpet manufacturers use chemicals during manufacturing that when installed release chemicals into the air that can kill pet birds.

AshleytheGreat · 12-10-2005, 10:37 PM

my bad

I do have a ****atiel and parakeet though, but they will be upstairs...in the rooms that will not be receiving carpet. Do you think they will still be fine ?

**fish_doc** · 12-12-2005, 10:52 AM

They should be ok since they are on a different floor. Just keep the door closed to give that little bit of extra security. It is only some carpet manufacturers that use these chemicals and unless you call them you dont know which ones it is.

Within a couple days it should be aired out enough where it should be back to normal.

AshleytheGreat · 12-12-2005, 02:11 PM

Thanks for the advise

**Baby_Baby** · 12-12-2005, 05:22 PM

if u can, open a window to air it out, unless its too cold

12-09-2005, 10:20 AM	#1
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	New carpet >: ( We're getting new carpet all over my house and that incluldes the room with my cichlid tank. I have no clue on how to break it down to move it. Do I drain the tank and put the fish in buckets? Even if I drained the tank half way that would still be about 362 gallons of water plus all the other nice nacs to move with it. Any suggestions on how to do this? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

12-09-2005, 11:09 AM	#2
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12-09-2005, 01:28 PM	#4
mrmoby Devout Heathen Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Waterville, ME Age: 36 Posts: 553	Do yourself a favor, go to sears and buy a submersible pump. It will make quick work of emptying it (and is good if you need to empty the tank in a hurry if you have an emergenvy situation).I would just pump thge bulk of it out the window. Save enough for your fish and your filter media. I wouldn't try to move it with more than puddles in the bottom, you would be just asking for disaster. __________________ Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.- Siddhartha Gautama

12-09-2005, 08:46 PM	#5
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	DO you have any other pets? New carpets contain chemicals that are harmful to some pets until they have aired out for a couple days. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

12-09-2005, 09:09 PM	#6
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	A dog lol and its an 85 gallon tank, so 85 / 2 = 42.5 half full 42.5 X 8.53 = 362.....lbs well its actuall 8.31 lbs/gallon water or something close sooo = 352lbs alone with water + rocks and rocks and more rocks. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

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12-09-2005, 11:10 AM	#3
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	Drain and bucket. There is really no easy way. Trying to shortcut is inviting trouble. IMO.... 362 gallons. Half full? Are you serious??? You really don't need to save any water. Just don't let your filter media dry out. How big is your tank... really?

12-10-2005, 08:42 AM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,475	Oh, POUNDS! You said GALLONS, which is why we're all so freaked out

12-10-2005, 10:32 AM	#8
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	Dogs should be ok. Some carpet manufacturers use chemicals during manufacturing that when installed release chemicals into the air that can kill pet birds. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

12-10-2005, 10:37 PM	#9
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	my bad I do have a ****atiel and parakeet though, but they will be upstairs...in the rooms that will not be receiving carpet. Do you think they will still be fine ? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

12-12-2005, 10:52 AM	#10
fish_doc Advisor to Neptune (Mod) Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Illinois Age: 40 Posts: 3,881 Blog Entries: 14	They should be ok since they are on a different floor. Just keep the door closed to give that little bit of extra security. It is only some carpet manufacturers that use these chemicals and unless you call them you dont know which ones it is. Within a couple days it should be aired out enough where it should be back to normal. __________________ Dave (fish_doc) A World of fish

12-12-2005, 02:11 PM	#11
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 784	Thanks for the advise __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

12-12-2005, 05:22 PM	#12
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,808 Blog Entries: 1	if u can, open a window to air it out, unless its too cold __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

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