Hello all,
I'm looking for some guidance on how to transfer an established tank into a larger new tank. Currently a few months into a reef tank with a fluval evo 13.5 but I've decided to upgrade to a slightly bigger setup with an IM Nuvo 20. The evo has 2 clowns, cleaner crew, 1 blood shrimp and 6 various soft coral frags (zoos & polyps). The Nuvo will be set up with entirely new equipment, so in theory I could cycle the new tank next to the old (I ordered new live sand and plan to utilize unused dry rock) but I would like to also like to transfer over the rock I currently have in the evo. I've read a few posts where people have moved smaller tanks into bigger ones in the same day, but I am concerned about getting ammonia spikes with having new dry rock starting a cycle. Given the situation, what would be your approach to make this a seamless transition?
I'm looking for some guidance on how to transfer an established tank into a larger new tank. Currently a few months into a reef tank with a fluval evo 13.5 but I've decided to upgrade to a slightly bigger setup with an IM Nuvo 20. The evo has 2 clowns, cleaner crew, 1 blood shrimp and 6 various soft coral frags (zoos & polyps). The Nuvo will be set up with entirely new equipment, so in theory I could cycle the new tank next to the old (I ordered new live sand and plan to utilize unused dry rock) but I would like to also like to transfer over the rock I currently have in the evo. I've read a few posts where people have moved smaller tanks into bigger ones in the same day, but I am concerned about getting ammonia spikes with having new dry rock starting a cycle. Given the situation, what would be your approach to make this a seamless transition?