eco23 said:Oh dude...I coulda saved you some serious time, haha. You didn't need to do a fishless cycle . Since the bacteria adjusts to the fish...and the majority of the bacteria is in the filter media...all you've got to do is move every piece of filter media to the new tank, watch for / potentially deal with toxin spikes for a few days and it's done. Just think of this as more fishless cycling practice...and a way to become a more patient person
Here's the good news...go buy more fish . You built a bio-filter more than capable of handling the fish you're moving over...so go crazy at the LFS if you want.
And yeah, if the cycle is done, move them over whenever you want. Just watch out for that low pH thing we've been talking about.
I know I didn't have to do a compete new cycle, but when I started I was going to keep both tanks going!
I've decided to let the ph fall to it's natural level after the PWC as the fish are obviously used to that ph.
I'm also cycling a new Nano tank for shrimp. Shall I run the filter from this new tank In my large established tank, then fill the nano with water from that tank to 'cycle' it. Would that do the job ok?