Hello,
Per title, I'm in the process of upgrading my 3 y/o 75 gallon tank with a 20g sump to a 210g with sump (not sure of exact size) that was broken down by as a local FOWLR that is 2 years old. All I'm keeping is the tank, stand, canopy, and sump.
I have ~60-70lbs of rock in my current system as well as bio balls in the sump that will be transferring over to the new tank. I will be using new sand and ~120lbs of new dry Marco rock. Dr. Tim's will be added at start.
I'm assuming I will have a minicycle, even if I dump all filter media from old to the new tank all at once due to the volume of new dry rock, correct? Would it be best to do a small transfer of rock/bio balls from old to new to kick start the cycle and leave the 75g running for a small time period? I don't want to start "fresh" as I have a great bio filter and microfauna built up and have had some softies and LPS in the system since last year
Trying to manage my expectations and plan properly. New tank will be able to get wet as early as this coming weekend. I've been told that the time period with both tanks in the house should be as little as possible
Thank you!
B
Per title, I'm in the process of upgrading my 3 y/o 75 gallon tank with a 20g sump to a 210g with sump (not sure of exact size) that was broken down by as a local FOWLR that is 2 years old. All I'm keeping is the tank, stand, canopy, and sump.
I have ~60-70lbs of rock in my current system as well as bio balls in the sump that will be transferring over to the new tank. I will be using new sand and ~120lbs of new dry Marco rock. Dr. Tim's will be added at start.
I'm assuming I will have a minicycle, even if I dump all filter media from old to the new tank all at once due to the volume of new dry rock, correct? Would it be best to do a small transfer of rock/bio balls from old to new to kick start the cycle and leave the 75g running for a small time period? I don't want to start "fresh" as I have a great bio filter and microfauna built up and have had some softies and LPS in the system since last year
Trying to manage my expectations and plan properly. New tank will be able to get wet as early as this coming weekend. I've been told that the time period with both tanks in the house should be as little as possible
Thank you!
B