moving to a larger tank

Asuran · Post by **Asuran** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:10 pm

I have a pair of GSP's in a 35G right now... i will get getting them a 55G and plan to have crushed coral for the substrate. Currently they have 2 filters in the tank and gravel as the substrate so the new tank will be starting from scratch... the decor will transfer over as well

I will take the internal fluval out of the 35G to help seed the new filter but how long will it take roughly? to get the tank properly cycled? and should i use a UGF or no? I also plan to put live rock in later on... but right now salinity levels are at 1.015 so the new tank will be slightly higher than that and will continue to raise them till they are in full marine.

also is there bio spira for sale in Canada yet?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:39 pm

I would add the old filters to the new tank for the 1st couple of months, until the new filters have a chance to catch up. Use about 25 g of the old tank water, so as not to shock the fish. Try using as much of the old decor as you can too. I don't like UGFs.

Bred · Post by **Bred** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 5:53 pm

I think 2-3 weeks of concurrent running of filters is adequate. After removing the old filter(s), feed sparingly for the first few days, as this is when the new filter has to adjust to handling the entire bioload... Up until that point, the filters will be sharing the duty.

Bacteria present on old decor is likely to be pretty trivial compared to the bacteria present in the old filters, but it never hurts to be over-cautious.

Post by **RTR** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:07 pm

I, on the other hand, love RFUG and almost never set a BW tank without one. But they are pre-filtered and over-engineered such that they are all but bullet-proof.

See:* http://www.aquasource.org/CMS/modules.p ... =17&page=1

*the site is not available right now, I'll repost later when I find out what the problem is.

Asuran · Post by **Asuran** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:15 pm

thanks for the replies everyone!

I will be running the two filters together but I shouldnt put in the two fish till a while later right? just to be safe... i will eventually turn it to a full marine setup once my GSP funds grow a bit more

I got a good deal on the tank but i havent read about UGF for marine setup right?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:29 pm

Go ahead & add the fish as soon as the tanks, filters, ect. is situated. Keep em in a bucket while you do all that.

Bred · Post by **Bred** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:32 pm

I don't know why you shouldn't transfer the fish immediately. In fact, I think it's best that you do transfer them immediately. There's no "break-in" period for the established filters, and no good reason to temporarily house fish in an unfiltered tank.

If the water parameters between tanks are different, the usual acclimating procedure should be followed, as if you were bringing the fish home for the first time.

The physical transfer should make use of a clear plastic bag or container that you can "herd" the fish into, so they are kept in water at all times. This method is much safer and less stressful than netting them.

oops. Overlapping posts!

Asuran · Post by **Asuran** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:43 pm

ok i just wanted to be reassured

the bigger puff is about the size of a baseball and i really really dont want to lose it because of something that i did...

yeah even when catching rolandino (for its trip to the dentist) i dont use a net... just a plastic container, lots of cussing and removal of all decor, some luck and a bit of patience...

the bigger puff knows i'm not trying to catch it and just sits in a corner patiently...

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