MLHoenig
Aquarium Advice Activist
Those who’ve been following my recent threads know what my setups are, so I won’t repeat the basics…
When I get my new (used) 110g cleaned up and re-plumbed, I’ll be moving my 75g water, substrate, LR & livestock into the new tank; I’ll clean it up, double-check the fittings and such…
••• Let’s presume a 30-35g water change for the 110 •••
If I use the removed water from the 110 and enough new pre-mix to top off the 75, does that make a good pre-cycle to shorten the time before adding LR & livestock into the 75?
I got enough Base Rock with the 110 to move some LR back into the 75 when it’s ready. I’ll split the BR between the tanks at this time.
I’ll be taking a water sample to my LFS for full testing when I get the 110 started, and making whatever adjustments are necessary at that time, so the water that gets moved back into the 75 will have a decent baseline measurement. I’ll take another sample from the re-started 75 after topping it off.
Is that a reasonable plan?
When I get my new (used) 110g cleaned up and re-plumbed, I’ll be moving my 75g water, substrate, LR & livestock into the new tank; I’ll clean it up, double-check the fittings and such…
••• Let’s presume a 30-35g water change for the 110 •••
If I use the removed water from the 110 and enough new pre-mix to top off the 75, does that make a good pre-cycle to shorten the time before adding LR & livestock into the 75?
I got enough Base Rock with the 110 to move some LR back into the 75 when it’s ready. I’ll split the BR between the tanks at this time.
I’ll be taking a water sample to my LFS for full testing when I get the 110 started, and making whatever adjustments are necessary at that time, so the water that gets moved back into the 75 will have a decent baseline measurement. I’ll take another sample from the re-started 75 after topping it off.
Is that a reasonable plan?