How do I upgrade from 90 to 220

[mikem101]

Aside from testing parameters regularly? Because I was also told it's a bad idea to use old water as well.


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So this is all just my opinion so I hope no one gets to crazy about it lol! In my experience you can use some of your old water maybe 50-75 gallons of it but majority you want to use is new. replenish all the trace minerals and such!

Ok. I keep getting told that my fish corals and inverts will die due to the cycle if I do this. If I set it up that way to avoid an ammonia spike is there anything that I need to do?


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Now for this, is there a chance your fish and inverts will die if you transfer all at once YES, does it mean they all will definitely die NO! let me explain, there are WAY to many factors for any of us to give you a definitive answer. If the live rock has a lot of organisms in it and there is a ton of die off in the transfer could hurt your parameters? that's a chance you take in doing it in one day!
Now the safest way if you have the space/time to do it is fill the new tank with new water and some of your rock let it cycle like any new tank then slowly move your livestock over. If you don't have the space or the time to do so maybe see if your LFS can hold your livestock in QT while you cycle your new tank!
Congrats on the new tank and hope this helps!

 

[Alisha218]

So this is all just my opinion so I hope no one gets to crazy about it lol! In my experience you can use some of your old water maybe 50-75 gallons of it but majority you want to use is new. replenish all the trace minerals and such!







Now for this, is there a chance your fish and inverts will die if you transfer all at once YES, does it mean they all will definitely die NO! let me explain, there are WAY to many factors for any of us to give you a definitive answer. If the live rock has a lot of organisms in it and there is a ton of die off in the transfer could hurt your parameters? that's a chance you take in doing it in one day!

Now the safest way if you have the space/time to do it is fill the new tank with new water and some of your rock let it cycle like any new tank then slowly move your livestock over. If you don't have the space or the time to do so maybe see if your LFS can hold your livestock in QT while you cycle your new tank!

Congrats on the new tank and hope this helps!

I have the space I guess. I'm just in a rush. I know I shouldn't be but I am excited to get it up and running and I guess my other tank will look sorry with no rocks only fish n corals. Also no place for fish to hide either. I worry it will stress them b


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[mikem101]

I have the space I guess. I'm just in a rush. I know I shouldn't be but I am excited to get it up and running and I guess my other tank will look sorry with no rocks only fish n corals. Also no place for fish to hide either. I worry it will stress them b


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LOL the one thing that you have to be in this hobby is patient! And for your concern with your livestock, glad to see your thinking about them to start! But that's how all QT tanks are setup in the hobby, they shouldn't get stressed it will be a large QT tank lol!
if you have to room my advice would be to go slow and safe, rather then trying to do it in one day and you wake up and your fish are dead? the other concern is you don't know what is on that live rock and cant really account for the die off from the transfer which could definitely throw your parameters all around!

 

[Alisha218]

LOL the one thing that you have to be in this hobby is patient! And for your concern with your livestock, glad to see your thinking about them to start! But that's how all QT tanks are setup in the hobby, they shouldn't get stressed it will be a large QT tank lol!

if you have to room my advice would be to go slow and safe, rather then trying to do it in one day and you wake up and your fish are dead? the other concern is you don't know what is on that live rock and cant really account for the die off from the transfer which could definitely throw your parameters all around!

I guess waiting will be the game. Having someone help me setup the 220 on Saturday. Feel like it will take over a month to cycle [emoji30][emoji31]. It'll be almost 300 gallons including water from sump.


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[mikem101]

I guess waiting will be the game. Having someone help me setup the 220 on Saturday. Feel like it will take over a month to cycle [emoji30][emoji31]. It'll be almost 300 gallons including water from sump.


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shouldn't take to long especially if your using some of your old water and live rock you have a pretty good start! who knows could take 2 weeks could take a month but post some pics of your progress could turn into a cool thread!

 

[Alisha218]

shouldn't take to long especially if your using some of your old water and live rock you have a pretty good start! who knows could take 2 weeks could take a month but post some pics of your progress could turn into a cool thread!

Okie dokie. I think I'm using all new water based on some advice. Only the rocks. Was hoping to use water to speed it up but I guess slow and steady will win the race. I'll be patient and will post pics eventually [emoji51]. Thanks for the input


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