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Linda C.
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Amy,
If you have room around your place consider borrowing my two 55's (I have a stand for one) and have two 50gal. breeders also.
I would suggest just moving established water and stock into the temp. holding tanks.
You can also borrow my extra hob filters, heaters, powerheads and lighting.
If can manage with the extra tanks temporarily I would think that would be your best option.
Let me know.
Linda
If you have room around your place consider borrowing my two 55's (I have a stand for one) and have two 50gal. breeders also.
I would suggest just moving established water and stock into the temp. holding tanks.
You can also borrow my extra hob filters, heaters, powerheads and lighting.
If can manage with the extra tanks temporarily I would think that would be your best option.
Let me know.
Linda
thank you very much linda. Also to anyone who can give me any tips or any other info about transferring tanks. what I am doing is breaking down my established 75 gallon tank. I am upgrading to the 125. so I need to move my livestock out while the 125 has a cycle. I am going to use all my rock which has been in my tank for up to three years, seed the new sand bed also. I am hoping that I might not have a cycle or just a mini cycle. I am open to any suggestions which might be able to help me. thank you guys
Rainer Feyer
Premium Member
Cruella,
done tank changes a few times with good result - will need to strengthen what Linda C already said about old sand - consider adding new sand. One big other reason to do so: If your current sand is more than a couple of inches, you will have anaerobic bacteria at the bottom with it's associated gases. If you take this sand out and place it into your new tank, you may cause a huge problem with the release of these bacteria and gases.
I would strongly suggest doing a search on RC about this topic or go to MarineDepot.com/forums where Calfo and Borneman have very good information about this topic
done tank changes a few times with good result - will need to strengthen what Linda C already said about old sand - consider adding new sand. One big other reason to do so: If your current sand is more than a couple of inches, you will have anaerobic bacteria at the bottom with it's associated gases. If you take this sand out and place it into your new tank, you may cause a huge problem with the release of these bacteria and gases.
I would strongly suggest doing a search on RC about this topic or go to MarineDepot.com/forums where Calfo and Borneman have very good information about this topic
WinkeyWoneye
Premium Member
Amy,
I upgraded from a 39g sumpless tank to a 72g w/ 20g sump. Almost a 50g diffrence, which is what your upgrade would be, around a 50g diffrence. I didnt let the new tank cycle at all. I really didnt have much choice as my old tank was about to burst, but everything worked out ok for me. I never got a cycle in the new tank. I used new (dry, bagged)sand and got a couple pounds of live sand to seed with, from diffrent peoples tanks. I believe the MOST important part of it was using all established rock. When I was doing my upgrade, ScottyC1 was taking his 72 down and I bought all his LR that had been in his tank over a year. It was all fully cured with nothing that would go thru die off, producing ammonia.
In your case though, you have quite a bit of established LR already in your current tank.. I would just swap everything(except sand) over to the new tank straight from the old one. Than leave your new tank running for a month or better without adding any other livestock or increasing your bio-load in any way until the new sand bed matures. Stay faithful with weekly water changes atleast for the first month, and check your water parameters often(daily or every other day at first) to make sure you dont have any cycle. If you do, than water change, water change, and more water changes.... remember, "Dilution is the solution".
Also be sure to use every salvagable drop of water from your current system, than add freshly made water to that for your extra 50g. That way you'll have established rock and water running thru the system from the get go, with lots of beneficial bacterias. If you have any HOB filters or canisters on the 75 , use them on the new tank for the first couple weeks also to help promote bacteria growth.
That is all I did and never had any signs of a cycle or a mini cycle even. I didnt lose any livestock either....Hopefully the same will hold true for when I haveta move the tank this June :hmm2:
Either way you go about it, Good Luck and send me a PM if ya need any help/advice with it.
I upgraded from a 39g sumpless tank to a 72g w/ 20g sump. Almost a 50g diffrence, which is what your upgrade would be, around a 50g diffrence. I didnt let the new tank cycle at all. I really didnt have much choice as my old tank was about to burst, but everything worked out ok for me. I never got a cycle in the new tank. I used new (dry, bagged)sand and got a couple pounds of live sand to seed with, from diffrent peoples tanks. I believe the MOST important part of it was using all established rock. When I was doing my upgrade, ScottyC1 was taking his 72 down and I bought all his LR that had been in his tank over a year. It was all fully cured with nothing that would go thru die off, producing ammonia.
In your case though, you have quite a bit of established LR already in your current tank.. I would just swap everything(except sand) over to the new tank straight from the old one. Than leave your new tank running for a month or better without adding any other livestock or increasing your bio-load in any way until the new sand bed matures. Stay faithful with weekly water changes atleast for the first month, and check your water parameters often(daily or every other day at first) to make sure you dont have any cycle. If you do, than water change, water change, and more water changes.... remember, "Dilution is the solution".
Also be sure to use every salvagable drop of water from your current system, than add freshly made water to that for your extra 50g. That way you'll have established rock and water running thru the system from the get go, with lots of beneficial bacterias. If you have any HOB filters or canisters on the 75 , use them on the new tank for the first couple weeks also to help promote bacteria growth. That is all I did and never had any signs of a cycle or a mini cycle even. I didnt lose any livestock either....Hopefully the same will hold true for when I haveta move the tank this June :hmm2:
Either way you go about it, Good Luck and send me a PM if ya need any help/advice with it.
WinkeyWoneye
Premium Member
Amy,
I got your PM. I will give you a call later this afternoon. Check your PM's, I sent my number to you also. If you have a free moment and I havent called yet..Gimme a shout. I'll be around all day.
I got your PM. I will give you a call later this afternoon. Check your PM's, I sent my number to you also. If you have a free moment and I havent called yet..Gimme a shout. I'll be around all day.
