Esra
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi Guys,
First post here so Hi to everyone, very nice forum and site. Easily the best I've come across which is why i joined.
I've kept a VERY small (around 5G) tank going for the last 4 months as a test of wether I could maintain a larger one as I know the smaller tanks can be a pain.
I have 5 Neons, 2 Sword Tails, 1 Red Tail Shark, 5 bristle noses (babies), 2 khuli loches, 1 Betta, 3 mollies and a silver dollar.
I know it's a bit much for a tank this size but I bought them all young and now they're growing so I'm moving to a 55G tank as was the intention all along.
I was wondering what the best way of moving the fish across would be. Do i have to perform a full cycle with the new tank like I did with the original?
Can I just move the water, filter media and substrate from the old tank to the new one to get everything going?
The new tank has twin 1500L per hour canister filters (fluvals) so filtration should be fine. It is an established tank that is being emptied for the move. So the filter and substrate should have a bacteria colony already.
I've attached some pics. A bit sad to admit but I'm very excited!!
I'm buying the tank second hand but it is in very good condition and very well maintained.
I made it through the cycle with the smaller tank and am just unsure of the best way to move all my fish across.
Any advice would be great.
by the way the fish in the tank aren't mine, they're from an old pic of the tank. but shows the tank is pretty well maintained.
First post here so Hi to everyone, very nice forum and site. Easily the best I've come across which is why i joined.
I've kept a VERY small (around 5G) tank going for the last 4 months as a test of wether I could maintain a larger one as I know the smaller tanks can be a pain.
I have 5 Neons, 2 Sword Tails, 1 Red Tail Shark, 5 bristle noses (babies), 2 khuli loches, 1 Betta, 3 mollies and a silver dollar.
I know it's a bit much for a tank this size but I bought them all young and now they're growing so I'm moving to a 55G tank as was the intention all along.
I was wondering what the best way of moving the fish across would be. Do i have to perform a full cycle with the new tank like I did with the original?
Can I just move the water, filter media and substrate from the old tank to the new one to get everything going?
The new tank has twin 1500L per hour canister filters (fluvals) so filtration should be fine. It is an established tank that is being emptied for the move. So the filter and substrate should have a bacteria colony already.
I've attached some pics. A bit sad to admit but I'm very excited!!
I'm buying the tank second hand but it is in very good condition and very well maintained.
I made it through the cycle with the smaller tank and am just unsure of the best way to move all my fish across.
Any advice would be great.
by the way the fish in the tank aren't mine, they're from an old pic of the tank. but shows the tank is pretty well maintained.