Build a crate for your tank - you can also have the mover build a crate.
Give the fish away to friends or back to your LFS. Maybe LFS will give you
credit and you can get some hardware? Fish probably won't make it.
Plants can make it in wet newspapers/paper towels and then in plastic bags -
but some type of insulation is advisable.
I live in Cal and just moved on Jan 16th. I only moved 22 miles, however,
and was able to keep everything. Despite being that close I moved all my
fist "stuff" myself - tank included. Haven't set up anything yet, cause I
had to take a trip to D.C. where the temps were COLD! Anyway
fish/plants/lights etc have been in a 40 gal rubber trash can using the same
canister filter that was on the tank. I plan on taking my time and setting
everything up this weekend.

HTH

DJay

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"Keng" wrote in message
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Hello everyone

I am going to be moving from NY to CA and I was wondering if you guys
could share some advice on how to go about moving my planted tank.

As it stands, it looks like I will be getting the freight forwarding
company to load and unload. I will be doing the packing. Any ideas on
how to get my plants, fish and gravel there? I was thinking of setting
up a temporary 10gal tank there and then have the fish and plants sent
on Fedex overnight. My concern would be that the temperature here is
running around 2-8F (without wind chill).

Just in case... its a
72 gal bow front
bout 300lbs of gravel
3 dozen or so cardinals
2 clown loaches
4 SAE

Thanks in advance.

Keng