How to do a proper tank transfer

JANOtheMANO · 09/02/2009, 10:30 AM

So i found a 90g bowfront and wanted to transfer everything from my 46bowfront over,could i just mix the additional water and move everything over and slowly add more live rock?

Sugar Magnolia · 09/02/2009, 10:32 AM

Yes, you can do that, but moving the sand bed can cause problems. Your best bet is to either use all new sand with a few scoops of your established LS or save a scoop or two of your LS and rinse the rest really well in fresh water before adding it to the 90.

As far as adding new LR, you just have to be sure to get FULLY cured LR so you don't cause another cycle.

JANOtheMANO · 09/02/2009, 10:35 AM

will i have to cycle all over again

Wolverine · 09/02/2009, 02:39 PM

You often get a small cycle when you move tanks, because there's some die-off in the process.

09/02/2009, 10:30 AM	#1
JANOtheMANO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: HAMILTON Posts: 194	How to do a proper tank transfer So i found a 90g bowfront and wanted to transfer everything from my 46bowfront over,could i just mix the additional water and move everything over and slowly add more live rock?

09/02/2009, 10:32 AM	#2
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	Yes, you can do that, but moving the sand bed can cause problems. Your best bet is to either use all new sand with a few scoops of your established LS or save a scoop or two of your LS and rinse the rest really well in fresh water before adding it to the 90. As far as adding new LR, you just have to be sure to get FULLY cured LR so you don't cause another cycle. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

09/02/2009, 10:35 AM	#3
JANOtheMANO Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: HAMILTON Posts: 194	will i have to cycle all over again __________________ "I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows" "Water is Life"

09/02/2009, 02:39 PM	#4
Wolverine RC Mod Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: West Bloomfield, MI Posts: 17,732	You often get a small cycle when you move tanks, because there's some die-off in the process. __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams Current Tank Info: 14g, 29g nano reefs