Upgrading to a new tank?

[Bogey]

Hi, I am move 2 biocubes, each 16 gallons, into a Nuvo 40 gallon.
Anything I should be checking or doing to make the move better?

 

[Jekyl]

What kind of concerns do you have? I've researched a little because I'm upgrading my 90 gallon soon

 

[Ricksreef1]

Hi, I am move 2 biocubes, each 16 gallons, into a Nuvo 40 gallon.
Anything I should be checking or doing to make the move better?

Consider going bare bottom,I have same tank.Love Bare Bottom.

 

[Ricksreef1]

So easy to keep clean,no crap going into sand.

 

[Bogey]

So easy to keep clean,no crap going into sand.

We have sand in our existing tanks and critters that live there, so sandy it is!

 

[Bogey]

What kind of concerns do you have? I've researched a little because I'm upgrading my 90 gallon soon

Pulling two tanks into one, do I just use water from one tank and acclimate the other or are you both.
And has anybody else had concern?

 

[Florida Sunshine]

How are the tanks doing now? If either or both have a build up of detritus this would be a great time to clean it up. I would probably get new sand and add a couple of cups of the old sand from each tank to get the bio diversity of both tanks but not move over the detritus.
I would use all your old rocks, but I would probably go with a fresh start on the water as well.
A lot of this would depend on how old/established the tanks being transferred are.

 

[Bogey]

How are the tanks doing now? If either or both have a build up of detritus this would be a great time to clean it up. I would probably get new sand and add a couple of cups of the old sand from each tank to get the bio diversity of both tanks but not move over the detritus.
I would use all your old rocks, but I would probably go with a fresh start on the water as well.
A lot of this would depend on how old/established the tanks being transferred are.

Thank you, the tanks are about seven months old, they are doing great, the coral and fish are happy, the coralline informing well, I do have a bit of algae I one of them.
So, you say all new water?

 

[Adventures In Reefing]

You can use the same rock and same water but I would use new sand if you like a sand bottom. You will get nasty spikes if you use the same sand and it will set you back a while. It will still cycle as the glass and other new bits have to get coated but it should be safe for your critters. Every time I do what you are doing I use new sand, same rock, same water and dose STABILITY daily for the fist 10 days then every 3 weeks after that. I have had really good results with very little loss doing it that way.

 

[Bogey]

You can use the same rock and same water but I would use new sand if you like a sand bottom. You will get nasty spikes if you use the same sand and it will set you back a while. It will still cycle as the glass and other new bits have to get coated but it should be safe for your critters. Every time I do what you are doing I use new sand, same rock, same water and dose STABILITY daily for the fist 10 days then every 3 weeks after that. I have had really good results with very little loss doing it that way.

Thanks for the help!