Kick starting new tank with pre conditioned water.

[Gary]

Hello,

I have just purchased a 300 litre aquarium to be used for Tropical
freshwater.

I already have an established 100 litre aquarium, and I do partial water
changes every 4 or 5 days. Can I kick start this aquarium with 50 litres of
the other tanks water? Or should I start afresh?

Regards,

Gary.

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Do not start fresh.. Use the 50 litres as you propose.

[Amateur Cichlids]

"Gary" > wrote in message
. uk...
> Hello,
>
> I have just purchased a 300 litre aquarium to be used for Tropical
> freshwater.
>
> I already have an established 100 litre aquarium, and I do partial water
> changes every 4 or 5 days. Can I kick start this aquarium with 50 litres
> of the other tanks water? Or should I start afresh?
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary.

Using the 50 litres of old tank water would help kick start the tank, but
better would be some filter media or gravel in a mesh bag placed into the
new tanks filter. If by chance, you're using Emperor 400's on both tanks,
you can run them with one new / one old bio wheel in each tank. The Eheim
liberty also have biopads that can be set up one old, one new for a new
tank.
This can reduce and almost eliminate the cycle process depending on initial
fish loading and the adequacy of your current biological filtration. Don't
remove so much biological filtration that you cause a mini-cycle in your
established tank.
Tim
www.fishaholics.org

[Fuzzy]

NItrifying bacteria is not free swimming. It locates itself in places
where there is an exchange of oxygen and water. Your best bet would be
to exchange fillter elements if possible, plus some gravel. Just adding
water from one tank to the next will not do anything. If you want a
quick way to cycle, there is a produce called bio-spira (spelling) it is
expensive, must be refridgerated, but it can cycle a tank in 24 hours.
There is also a fishless method, using "pure" ammonia. Of course the old
standby of adding in disposable fish to get it going.



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[Gary]

"Fuzzy" -DONTEMAIL> wrote in message
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> NItrifying bacteria is not free swimming. It locates itself in places
> where there is an exchange of oxygen and water. Your best bet would be
> to exchange fillter elements if possible, plus some gravel. Just adding
> water from one tank to the next will not do anything. If you want a
> quick way to cycle, there is a produce called bio-spira (spelling) it is
> expensive, must be refridgerated, but it can cycle a tank in 24 hours.
> There is also a fishless method, using "pure" ammonia. Of course the old
> standby of adding in disposable fish to get it going.



I started my 100 litre with 4 mollies, and they are still going strong
today!!! :) I dont like to consider any of the fish as disposable, ****es
me off if any die :(.

Gary.

[Fuzzy]

Amateur Cichlid wrote:
> [ Using the 50 litres of old tank water would help kick start the tank,
> No bacteria their.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----but better would be some filter media or gravel in a mesh bag
> placed into the new tanks filter. If by chance, you're using Emperor
> 400's on both tanks, you can run them with one new / one old bio wheel
> in each tank. The Eheim liberty also have biopads that can be set up one
> old, one new for a new tank. This can reduce and almost eliminate the
> cycle process depending on initial fish loading and the adequacy of your
> current biological filtration. Don't remove so much biological
> filtration that you cause a mini- cycle in your established tank. Tim
> www.fishaholics.org




Now were correct.



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[Fuzzy]

Gary wrote:
> [ I started my 100 litre with 4 mollies, and they are still going strong
> today!!! :) I dont like to consider any of the fish as disposable,
> ****es me off if any die :(.
> Gary.



Nothing wrong with your attitude. More fish keepers should have them.



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