Tank Transfer question

[kv2wr1]

My 40 gallon breeder with 20 gallon sump has just finished cycling.

Ph 8.2
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0

(used a new API test kit)

Can I transfer everything from my 24 gallon to this new tank all at once or should I do it over the course of a few weeks to a month?

I cycled using raw shrimp, water from my 24 gallon and sand from my 24 gallon.

Just did a 25% water change as well to the new tank.

 

[shifty51008]

you should be fine transfering everything over, I would however just keep an eye on the ammonia for a couple days just to be sure.

 

[langtudatinh01]

i did a complete transfer to my 40g from the old 29g in a half a day. i mix half of new water and use half of the old water. you only have to match the salinity with each other. it is like a big water change of 50%. i also use new sand (dead sand, no need for livesand stuff). i put some old sand at the bottom of the new shallow sand bed. transfer all of my rocks too. everything happy as ever.

 

[kcochran0010]

I transfered everything in one day like this once and lost everything! Seems like the two above me had good luck with this but if you want my .02 I would spread it out over a few days at least!

 

[Toddrtrex]

What all (( fish wise )) will you be transferring over?

Did you transfer any of the rock? (( water will carry little to no bacteria in it ))

 

[kaihime]

hi, this isnt exactly the same question but i am going to be moving my 4 foot fishtank to another room in the house. It is getting too much light in it's current position. I was wondering what would be the best and safest method to do so. i dont have any coral besides a golfball coral. I have live rock and as for fish and inverts i have a blue tang, two small wrasse and a coral banded shrimp. I was thinking of draining about 3/4 of the water out into buckets/containers (which i have) keeping it. then removing the live rock wrapping it in a moist towel to keep it wet. i would but the golf ball coral in a bucket of the water. Of course doing this all very fast so as to avoid significant temperature drops etc. (i will be getting help ) but i am wondering what to do with the fish? would they be o.k in buckets for the short amount of time? or would it be better not to stress them more by catching them and simply leave them in the tank? being careful as they move them.

 

[wickedfish]

go to a store get rubbermaids empty water into receptacles and put coral rock etcc. in there. Empty as much water as possible get 2 strong muthers to help you, and use your back. If it has a sump gotta start there. If you are moving over tile the furniture sliders work i did this 3 months ago, tooooo easy, not really my lfs dude helped with the lifting, I am 6'2 280lbs and just to move the stand and aquarium onto the pads was a b. GL

 

[kaihime]

go to a store get rubbermaids empty water into receptacles and put coral rock etcc. in there. Empty as much water as possible get 2 strong muthers to help you, and use your back. If it has a sump gotta start there. If you are moving over tile the furniture sliders work i did this 3 months ago, tooooo easy, not really my lfs dude helped with the lifting, I am 6'2 280lbs and just to move the stand and aquarium onto the pads was a b. GL

oh o.k well luckily for my tank stand has wheels XD mwahahaha but i am worried about the fish and stuff i dont want them to stress too much and die -_- also obviously moving everything will cause aot of stuff to be stirred up. would it be fine if i did a good clean while moving it? i would be doing a quarter water change, replacing half the filter media. but i was thinking of cleaning the live rock a bit as well (got some hair algae i wanna scrub off) would this be too much at once or??

 

[langtudatinh01]

well, i successfully moved my tank because i move all of my liverocks and sump/refugium together. it is thing much than a big water change of 50% new water (have to match salinity and other of course). my tank was heavily stock with corals too. if you do it right you should not have any problem.