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Step 3: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 3 of 8 easy steps to packing-up and moving fresh or saltwater aquarium pets outlines how to add an ammonia-eliminating product to the transport container water, with product choice and usage tips included, and explains why this is an important step to take not only before putting the animals into the transport container for the move, but why it is considered an essential thing to do during the trip and after reaching your final destination as well.

Raising Rocks Off-the-Bottom of the Tank
Before you add substrate to your saltwater aquarium and start arranging or aquascaping either non-living or live rocks you are planning to put into it, you should first consider raising the rocks up off-the-bottom of the tank. Why? Because by doing this the rocks will be somewhat elevated above the substrate itself, which provides several benefits to the health of your aquarium in the long run.

An Easy Way to Decide What Animals to Choose
When you are making plans for setting up a new saltwater aquarium, one of the phases of this process is to decide what types of fish, crustaceans and invertebrates you might like to put in it when the time comes to add livestock. The simpliest way to do this is to start by making a livestock species wish-list, which can be used to then put together a suitable group or community of animals for your aquarium. Here's How:

Arranging Non-Living & Live Rocks
The rocks you put into an aquarium are not only decorative, but they provide housing for the fish and other animals in the tank, shelter against agression that may occur from other tankmates, and are an important biological filtration source. Here are some helpful tips on what you can do to arrange either non-living or live rocks in a saltwater system for maximum efficiency when you are aquascaping or arranging rocks in your aquarium.

Step 1: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 1 of 8 for packing-up and moving aquarium pets is to find a container to transport them in. Included here is information on what types of container or multiple containers can be used to pack-up and move saltwater fish and invertebrates or freshwater animals to a new home or location, the way to determine how many you will need, and other transport container tips.

Step 2: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 2 of 8 on how to pack-up and move fresh or saltwater aquarium pets is to fill the transport container with water. Topics discussed and outlined here are things such as how much water will be needed, both for initially filling the transport container and used during the trip, how to keep water from spilling out or leaking from the transport container during transit, and other helpful transport water tips.

Step 4: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 4 of 8 on how to pack-up and move aquarium pets addresses the important issue of fish fouling up their containment water with their own waste, which exposes them to contaminants that can contribute to them becoming sick later on. Although this step is not necessary for short trips, adding an antibacterial medication to a FISH ONLY transport container is a smart thing to do for a long distance move, especially when dealing with larger and predatory species that can really foul up the water.

Step 5: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 5 of 8 on packing-up and moving fresh or saltwater aquarium pets discusses oxygenating the water you have prepared in the transport container just prior to placing any animals into it for the move and the various ways this can be accomplished, but more importantly how to keep the water aerated during the time the animals are in transit.

Step 6: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 6 of 8 on moving aquarium pets outlines how to pack-up and put the animals into the transport container you have prepared to put them into for transit. This includes considerations such as the size of each animal, which and how many should be placed into a particular transport container together, preferably by groupings of similar-in-nature species, and better yet, deciding to separate them altogether during transit by putting each animal into its own individual smaller container.

Step 7: How To Pack-Up & Move Aquarium Pets
Step 7 of 8 on how to pack-up and move fresh or saltwater aquarium pets addresses and outlines the many important things that need to be done to take care of the transport water and the container itself once you are under way and on the road. This includes tasks such as keeping the water oxygenated, ammonia-free, and as waste-free as possible during transit, as well as what to do to keep the transport container protected and secured while a vehicle is moving.

Step 8: How To Pack-Up and Move Aquarium Pets
Step 8 of 8 on how to pack-up and move saltwater or freshwater aquarium pets addresses and outlines the two options of what to do with the animals once you reach your final destination. The first and best course of action is to put them into an aquarium a soon as possible, but only after properly acclimating them, which can be done right inside the transport container. If an aquarium is not available to put them into, the other option is to keep them in an easy to set up emergency style QT.

Buying Books Online
A Quick Tip from your Guides on the Importance of Checking the ISBN Number assigned to a publication when shopping for, comparing prices, and buying saltwater aquarium or other books from online bookstores or suppliers.