Moving Tank

[mathias]

ALl I got to say is I hope you movie fishtanks better than you paint... or draw...

[Isis]

Try to get the anemone to let go of one of the rocks. I have heard of using an ice cube, that is by rubbing the coldness on the base of the anemone, it will relase hold to get away from that... Trying to move the anemone while attached to two rocks could lead to an acciental tearing of the foot. You could try to gently pull the rocks apart over time to get the anemone to let go of one of the rocks, but this will also need to be done carefully. Try the ice, it should work.

[manny]

Does anyone know of any lfs I can get the backing that xien2000corp is talking about?

[matt]

If you do the ice trick, put the ice cube in a plastic bag first. This way you won't be rubbing feshwater on the anemone, and you won't be releasing fresh water from the tap into your tank.

[Instar]

Unless he likes getting tickled with ice, he'll close up. I'd move if I were him. The bag will protect him from frost bite, Similar to what you do when you ice a wound. Kims idea to slowly move the rocks apart, like a mm per day, sounds like a good one. Let us know what you end up doing and how it works out. Don't move the rocks when he is all the way closed up and retracted.

[reefer74]

spray glue?....i never heard of them using spary glue...they simply remove the protecting film from the background, spray the contact surface with soapy water, and place the backing over it while using a credit card or something similar to squeeze the bubbles out. My brother in law did my background for me, and he made it look simple as can be. Oh and many lfs's will have the background your asking about.


Johnny G.

[witecap4u]

If you do the background yourself, make sure to use lots of water, as it will alow you slice/adjust the background a little easier when putting it on.

[manny]

Move went pretty good. I lost one fish though :cry: . My strawberry psuedochromis hid in one of the rocks and I didn't notice till I had taken out all the rock from my tank(The water was really dirty and couldn't see much in the tank :? ) I thought siince I put water in with the rock he might've lived but he hasn't come out yet. One good thing about moving my tank was I got to rearrange my rock and it looks alot cooler than before.
As for the ice thing, it worked perfect. Thanks for the idea Isis :-D . I put it next to his foot and as soon as I did, he let go of one rock and I was able to take him out of my tank with him holding on to the other rock.
With the background thing I just went to Wal-Mart and got some Insta-cling limo window tint and it looks great. I might put a coat of paint on over the tint since it seems like it'll take alot better than just the glass would of but I might just leave it. Oh yeah, and I didn't have to end up buyin any of that spray glue Josh, just plain ol water worked! :lol: