Advice for tank transfer?

lastlight · #1 08-30-2010, 05:28 AM

So Lance you're suggesting tossing out 30 gallons or so of my new water? System is 100% full and circulating right now.

What I could do is do waterchanges for a few weeks using water from the new tank lol. Dump the old water into the new tank.

And yeah think I'll grab all my new rock and let it cycle. I never had a cycle last time and maybe I'll get lucky again.

Lance · #2 08-30-2010, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

So Lance you're suggesting tossing out 30 gallons or so of my new water? System is 100% full and circulating right now.

What I could do is do waterchanges for a few weeks using water from the new tank lol. Dump the old water into the new tank.

And yeah think I'll grab all my new rock and let it cycle. I never had a cycle last time and maybe I'll get lucky again.

Oh, I didn't know you had already filled the new tank with new SW. If you're adding some new live rock it's a good idea to let it cycle. You may not get much of one though.
I just don't like to add livestock to brand new water. Even a large water change can sometimes shock the animals. Don't know where I read it but it was recommended to never change more than 50% of the water unless of course it's an emergency. Too hard on the critters.

lastlight · #3 08-30-2010, 06:02 AM

At that point I guess it is like your old tank is the LFS...new tank is well...your new tank. Animals feel that shock all over again.

I think I'll cycle all my new rock and then swap water between the 2 tanks in 5g batches over the course of a few weeks to let all the water mix and become very close to the same.