Instant Cycle - Switching tanks?

[Proteus]

So take all your water and rock put it in a Rubbermaid kick old tank out door and put new tank in place. Fill with old water and rock that sat in said water. If lots rock add slowly. Watch your parameters nothing a wc can't help. Start up of some kind works great

[Coasting]

As much as I would rather do this properly and wait like when I set the 30 up, it just cant happen that way. I do still want to live here.

I would like some type of bacteria supplement that will help keep things safer for the fish/coral. I've read numerous threads on transfering tanks, but I still wanted to ask.

Is there anything J&L has you guys would recommend? Going to Ocean Aquatics or Oceanic Corals isn't going to happen.

[Borderjumper]

I always add microbacter7 to my new tanks.. Don't know for sure it helps or not, but I've never had a problem starting new tanks.

[tim_s]

Originally Posted by Coasting

As much as I would rather do this properly and wait like when I set the 30 up, it just cant happen that way. I do still want to live here.

Do it! It is leaving it to chance - people move all the time without pre-cycling a new tank. You may or not have loss. People are just mentioning that you have two tanks and thus you could have a far better situation but if you can't - you can only do what is possible.

[Nano]

I just moved my tank 2 months ago, and used maybe 25% old water and the rest new. The only thing I added (frankly I probably could have got away with out it) was bacter boost. Basically like microbacter7 but a different brand. No problems other then and sps rtn on me. No big loss.
If the rock has been in the tank long enough with regular water changes it should be cured anyway, so you really shouldn't see much if any cycle. I didn't even see Diatoms or any spikes after moving mine.