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Thanks Rick, here's what I plan on doing (seeing how we are leaving
tommarow
morning). The ten gallon has been up and running with fish for two days
now. Not going the inverter route, but I am leaving the H.O.T. in the
aquarium, at night I will plug it in at the hotel room , but will my bio
filtration survive 12 hours on the road, granted it will be constatnly
submered in tank water+I plan on cupping some tank water at bathroom/gas
stops and pouring it through the media. The ten will be tempeture fine
due
to us keeping the car at higher than room temp and be covered by a couple
towels just to settle the fish. Air stones will be added on both days so
surface agitation should be covered, and water from here will be in a
bucket
as to slowly introduce the new chicago water to the fish. How does that
sound? Im fairly sure Ive covered all the angles but I would appreciate
some
feedback. Cheers, Brian



I would not use tap water over the media. Tap water contains chlorine and
chlorine will kill the beneficial bacteria on the filter media. Remember the
basics , when doing water changes and cleaning your filter media always
rinse it in the tank water, never under the tap. So if possible take a jug
of water from the tank when you drain off the extra water and take along a
gallon or two. The question I cannot answer for sure is whether that
bacteria will survive 12 hours without water running over it. There are
different thoughts on this but I think you will find that the media
requires water flowing over or through it to keep the bacteria alive. I'm
thinking that 12 hours is pushing that envelope. Those inverters from
Canadian Tire are only about 20 bucks for a single outlet, slightly more for
the 400 watt model with two outlets. You could plug your HOT in and let her
run in the tank for the entire trip. In any event I think your pretty much
on top of things.

Rick