Upgrading to a bigger tank- how to

[fishface1992]

Hey yall,

I currently have a redsea 425 which i believe is around 90-95 gallons of actual water when i account for the rock/sand/ equipment. I have a waterbox 190.5 on order which im figuring will be 160ish gallons of actual water. How do i go about setting up my new tank and transferring everything over right away?

Can i just move all my rock and water to the new tank, load the additional 60 gallons of water and immediately add my livestock in or do I need to set up the new tank, cycle it, and then transfer everything.

I would love to not have two big tanks in my office at the same time.

 

[ndrwater]

Take everything you can from the old and add to the new.
You won't cycle per se, but you may have a little fluctuation in the new tank once you get everything moved over.
Save as much as you can to minimize any spikes from ammonia on down