Jorgieee Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I have a 20 long right now I'm using as a temporary tank with about 5-10 pounds of live rock, and I just set up my actual tank I'm going to be using its a 42 cadlights, and I was wondering if I need to let the tank cycle or can I just add the water thats in the 20 long with the rock to the 42 plus another 20 gallons of water and 40 pounds of sands and be safe. I will be putting my rocks in sometime next week when the come in via FEDEX. THANKS ! Link to comment
VW_TDI_02 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You should be able to just transfer everything. The bioload and bio filtration in your tank are staying the nearly same from one to the other. You lose the bacteria that's on the glass but that's pretty much it. The majority of it is in the sand bed and on the rock. The only thing I would worry about is stirring up gunk in the sand bed when you move it. Just make sure to test your water daily after the move to be sure the parameters are all good. Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 The 20 just has 5-10 pounds of rock and my fish no sand. I plan on adding 40 pounds of new sand to the 42 Link to comment
VW_TDI_02 Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Still the same. The majority of the bacteria is on the live rock and you'll have some bacteria loss since there is some on the glass. Either way, toss it in and test just to be sure. I wouldn't go adding anything extra to the bioload but you should be fine. Link to comment
Jorgieee Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Ok awesome thanks for your help ! Link to comment
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