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I'm moving from SC to AZ during the first half of May! I'm looking for suggestions on how to move all of my plants while losing as few as possible. From start to finish I think it'll be a 4.5 day drive(I decided that The Exotic Rainforest, in Arkansas, was too far out of the way) with the box truck(yay 55mph!!) and 3 dogs. Though the emersed collection contains the pricier plants, I don't think they will be as difficult to move. I will be selling the fish before I leave.
My current plan is to tear down my filled tanks completely. The emersed plants will probably get moved into a large plastic tote with the water level about the same as normal.
Where I am undecided is do I take the submersed plants and put them in a tote or package as I would for shipping? Obviously a tote is MUCH easier and way less time consuming. Will plants be fine just floating in a tote? I was thinking about picking up a couple battery powered air pumps. Are there some plants that 100% should not go in a tote?
I think a few submersed species such as the Buces & Crypt. sp. 'Flamingo' will definitely be packaged and insulated. So that they are well labeled. Don't wanna lose track of those!!
I know many of you have experience on this subject. Anyone want to share their thoughts on the subject? What worked best for you? What was a total flop?
Thanks for the help in advance!
My current plan is to tear down my filled tanks completely. The emersed plants will probably get moved into a large plastic tote with the water level about the same as normal.
Where I am undecided is do I take the submersed plants and put them in a tote or package as I would for shipping? Obviously a tote is MUCH easier and way less time consuming. Will plants be fine just floating in a tote? I was thinking about picking up a couple battery powered air pumps. Are there some plants that 100% should not go in a tote?
I think a few submersed species such as the Buces & Crypt. sp. 'Flamingo' will definitely be packaged and insulated. So that they are well labeled. Don't wanna lose track of those!!
I know many of you have experience on this subject. Anyone want to share their thoughts on the subject? What worked best for you? What was a total flop?
Thanks for the help in advance!