Cycling Water - Moving my Queen Trigger a bigger tank…

0MNSH1ZLLC · May 16, 2024

Ok so my queen trigger has outgrown my 60
Gallon cube…didn’t really take long, lol.

I got a 150 gallon for it to chill by itself for as long as possible…

If I move the mechanical filter, skimmer, live rock and 60 gallons of water to the 150 gallon…will it need to cycle?

tzabor10 · May 17, 2024

I would cycle it, but you are in a bit of a pinch. Get it all to the new tank sooner rather than later. Good luck

brandon429 · May 17, 2024

that’s a skip cycle if you follow these rules in place:

Official Sand Rinse and Tank Transfer thread

If you are reading this thread to cure a tank invasion from a link I sent you, we do not need to identify your type of invasion here we do not need you to test anything at anytime regarding nitrate, phosphate etc Above all, we do not need to see a microscope slide picture of your invasion at...

www.reef2reef.com

That’s sixty pages of the exact job you’re describing

0MNSH1ZLLC · May 17, 2024

brandon429 said:
that’s a skip cycle if you follow these rules in place:

Official Sand Rinse and Tank Transfer thread

If you are reading this thread to cure a tank invasion from a link I sent you, we do not need to identify your type of invasion here we do not need you to test anything at anytime regarding nitrate, phosphate etc Above all, we do not need to see a microscope slide picture of your invasion at...

www.reef2reef.com

That’s sixty pages of the exact job you’re describing

Ok awesome, so should I clean the mechanical filter and skimmer also?

Thanks for sending this along!

brandon429 · May 17, 2024

Yes clean all the non rock surfaces we don't need their bacteria we just need a cloudless transfer

Moving the rocks over with their bacteria does the skip cycle

Post a pic of your tank let's see the layout

0MNSH1ZLLC · May 17, 2024

brandon429 said:
Yes clean all the non rock surfaces we don't need their bacteria we just need a cloudless transfer

Moving the rocks over with their bacteria does the skip cycle

Post a pic of your tank let's see the layout

attached is the 60 cube with Idunno maybe 20-30 lbs of LR to be transferred you can see the hob skimmer and mechanical filtration. I also have a 230 gallon with a ton of LR I could use.

The tank in the garage is the new one for the Queen Trigger.