I now have my second tank, a perfecto 90, on a stand and filled with all the aquarium goodness my allowance could afford. I have no media in my filters, and for now have the aquarium filled with de-chlorinated water and am happy to say no leaks and all of the equipment seems to be working well.
My existing tank is 18 gallons and has a few guppies waiting to move into their new home. Once the fish are in the new tank the old tank will be retired.
I’m trying to decide what the best way to get the new tank ready for fish is. If they do not all make it I will be in a lot of hot water.
Could I move the HOB filter to the new tank, and then bring the fish and water straight over? While I would loose the bacteria in the gravel, would the bacteria in the filter be enough to keep the fish alive and well if we don’t add any new critters for a few weeks, our would the amount of water needed cause a cycle? I have read about people doing that when the difference in tank size was not as big as mine, but I am not sure if that is an issue.
I guess the other options are placing some of the new media and pads in the new tank and let them sit few a weeks or performing a standard new tank cycle.
Any thoughts or comments?
