The big move!
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As the title says, moving day is nearly upon me. Furniture goes on Monday then the big clean(forces houses have to be left spotless) Travel to the new house on Tuesday and wait for the furniture to arrive on Wednesday.
I’m planning on removing plants and decor from the tanks on Sunday night as well as doing a large water change on all the tanks. I’ve got someone coming today to pick up the guppies I want to rehome (they decided to have a birthing frenzy while I was away!)
Fish will get their last feed on Sunday morning.
All fish and as much water as possible will be going into my beer brewing barrels with an airstone and small heater. All filter sponges will be put in a net bag and hung above the airstones(I’m hoping this will help to preserve the bacteria)
The only time the heater and airstones will be turned off, will be in the car(about 4 hrs) during in which time I will wrap the barrels in sleeping bags to maintain the heat.
On Tuesday, when we arrive at the new house, I will slowly add local dechlorinated tap water to the barrels. Hopefully then by the time the tanks arrive and are set up, it won’t be such a shock to their system.My celestial pearls will be going in their new 4ft tank, which I’m really looking forward to setting up. At the moment it’s sitting empty on top of the stand and I’m itching to get some water in it!
Anyway, I may be offline for a day or two, that or just too busy to get online, so hope you all have a good weekend and I’ll post some pics once we’re settled in.
KatGoodluck Katkin, you certainly seem to have everything in order. So from the rest of us, goodluck with the move and hope you settle into your new home quickly.
Well, we made it, fish and all. Despite the fact that the fish had no tank for 3 days and it took me another 2 days to find somewhere to put them and set them up….everyone survived! Yay!
My cpd’s are now happily swimming around their new 4ft tank and loving the space. Unfortunately it doesn’t look how I want it to as I have run out of money to aquascape the way I plan to. So for now it’s a bit bare and I will refrain from posting pics until I’ve found a job, the kids are back in school and I have some money!
Spawning tank is set up and running and there is now space for grow out tanks aswell.
Such a relief to get it over and done with. I can relax now until the next move!
KHi Katkin welcome back, glad you made it in one peice.. Was it stressful? just be thankful you did not have to move abroad. My Brother in law is being posted to Germany next year so him and his wife and son will have to move there…
Hi Katkin, i know whats its like, im ex army living in Germany. Ive was lucky once Dortmund closed down i managed to stay in my married quarter and i eventualy brought it.
Mfg Peter
L168….you are so lucky. I would have loved to have stayed in Germany, as it was we only managed 3 yrs.
Ste….was very stressful, especially with 4 kids who didn’t want to move!
Now all I need to do is find a job!
KHi Katkin,
I didnt want to go back to the U.K after 10 years in Germany and Canada so i signed off, i work now for the local counsel as a bus driver, it pays the bills till the children have done their A Levels, then its the big move back to Canada
Mfg Peter
@ste12000 wrote:
What do you do Katkin??.. with 4 kids i would of thought thats a full time job on its own.
Ha! just about anything other than sit in the house all day looking at the housework I don’t want to do – and the fish tanks I can’t afford to do what I want with!
In all honesty, I’ve tried my hand at allsorts from being self employed (importing goods from South Africa), baking and odd jobs in a farm shop, ran a riding school(voluntary!), ran an army info centre, barmaid, home carer for the elderly, house cleaner, and most recently Lab assistant at an animal feed factory, which surprisingly, I really enjoyed!
Not sure what I want to do next, maybe I should try for a job in an aquatics shop, only prob there, is the pay’s not enough. Especially when nursery fees here seem extortionate. I used to pay £70 per week (army subsidise) now I’m looking at more like £200! Therefore, I think I’m going to have to find a night job, yuck!
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Hi Katkin,
I didnt want to go back to the U.K after 10 years in Germany and Canada so i signed off, i work now for the local counsel as a bus driver, it pays the bills till the children have done their A Levels, then its the big move back to Canada
Mfg Peter
I’d love to get out of the UK, but I wouldn’t go back to Canada, I grew up there and it never felt like home. I can’t afford to buy in the UK so I’m working on convincing my husband to move to France, something I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve got 6 years to convince him!
KYour right there about the pay in aquatic shops..I am a regular in my local maidenhead and the lads know i know my stuff, the manager seriously asked me if i wanted a job..My eyes lit up as it would be a heavenly job, i asked how much and it pays £5 an hour.
To survive on this sort of wage id have to sell the kids and all my fish lol..There must be a way to make money from a hobby you enjoy… (still brainstorming with myself)… if you have any ideas share them… maybe it could be a group effort…
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