Tank upgrade

[Bmac1972]

Hey all... Upgrading to a 125... My question is if I transfer all my sand and rock along with some water will I have to go through another cycle?.. I have a Rena xl running and will be adding at least another that size to new tank... Will I be good to go?...

 

[Cichlid.Keeper]

I have recently done this as well but also I put the same filter media into the new filter. I had the tank looking dark brown for a day then I changed the filter foam pad(canister), tank cleared up and I put the fish in in the same day. Worked great. All though I did buy some complete cycle 35$ bacteria for a "full" cycle not sure if it did anything.

 

[Bmac1972]

Thanks for the reply... I thought I will be good .... Just need to hear that it's a good plan... Here is my 72 now..

 

[Cichlid.Keeper]

Thanks for the reply... I thought I will be good .... Just need to hear that it's a good plan... Here is my 72 now..View attachment 221775

Be careful though if you have the time to cycle for 2-3 days I would. I was just in a rush with renovations and stuff. Make sure you have some nice and dirty filter media with a ton of beneficial bacteria. And it will work like a charm.

 

[Bmac1972]

Tank has been running for a year so I am keeping the filter I am running now and adding another.. Will transfer some media into new canister ...

 

[jeh1487]

Is this SW or fresh

 

[josh7]

It's a freshwater tank those are African cichlids.

 

[jwh0818]

Is this SW or fresh

You will know if its saltwater or freshwater by where the thread is located if your wondering. I saw you asked that in another thread

 

[Bmac1972]

Freshwater.... African cichlids

 

[Cichlid.Keeper]

Tank has been running for a year so I am keeping the filter I am running now and adding another.. Will transfer some media into new canister ...

Good luck!!

 

[SonicsDC25]

As long as you also keep the same filter media and don't add any fish to your stock you're fine. You might see an ammonia spike of .25ppm for 1-2 days while your BB re-establishes itself, so make sure to do a PWC or buy some Seachem Stability/Prime.

 

[Bmac1972]

Thanks... Use prime for every water change..will def wait to add any fish ....

 

[FrankoQ]

How did it go?

I'm about to upgrade a Malawi tank from 90 to 180.
Will reuse the current FX5 and will add a new FX5.

Now thinking about the logistics to do the swap as the new tank needs to go where the old one was.

 

[Bmac1972]

Did not do it yet... Will prob be in the summer..... Mine is going from main floor to the basement so yours is a little more tricky.... How about getting one of those big hard plastic storage bins from Home Depot to keep the fish while u make the swap..

 

[FrankoQ]

Did not do it yet... Will prob be in the summer..... Mine is going from main floor to the basement so yours is a little more tricky.... How about getting one of those big hard plastic storage bins from Home Depot to keep the fish while u make the swap..

Good idea.
I might get a 55g trash can to move the water out of the old tank.
Storage bins for the fish.
then remove filter and stuff from old one a move out of the way
then bring new tank and start putting it together.

wish me luck. I hope my fishy are ok in this process.

 

[Bmac1972]

Good luck.... Post a pic when finished!

 

[FrankoQ]

Good luck.... Post a pic when finished!

I will, but it will be a couple of weeks before it gets ready.
I picked it up yesterday.

 

[krazynammer]

I just transfer all my fish from my 135 gallon to my 250 gallon tank and refused all old filters and sump . Did it two days ago and tested the water everything is good so far.

 

[Bmac1972]

That must b some tank krazy.... Post a pic... Would love to see that beast

 

[krazynammer]

Custom built stand