librarygirl said:You could certainly move some media from the 10 gal to the 29 gal's filter to help seed it. I'd be hesitant to assume it's fully cycled and add fish right away though; the 29 is a larger tank and the bacteria in the 10 gal have adjusted to the smaller bioload. It might be safer to add ammonia anyway just to see what the numbers do. Also be careful how much you remove from the 10 gal since it's a small tank and removing too much can throw the smaller tank into a mini cycle so just test the water on the 10 gal for a few days to make sure nothing spikes.
Just a question: Are you upgrading from a 10 gal to the 29 or are you using the 29 as a second tank? I'm asking because if you're going to upgrade (move everything over to the 29 gal from the 10) you could just move the filter from the 10 gal onto the 29 and add the fish without having to fishless cycle first. Only if you're upgrading though. If you're keeping the 10 gal in addition just do what we said above.
I just tested the water from my ten gallon tank . . . Results . . .
Ph - 7.6
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 5.0 ppm
Nitrate - 160 ppm
What do these results mean ?!?! :Thinking: