old/new tank - input?

[MarAzul]

I have a 30 gallon tank already quite (1+ yr) established and I set my 10 G
back up recently. The gravel, plants (fake), and filter are new and about 6
G of the water is new. I have 3 decorations from the established tank (with
algae) in there and the rest of the water came from the 30 G. I just put a
Serpae tetra in there - he's the last of the tetras from the big tank -
question is, with the established water/bacteria, etc. that's already in the
tank, how many fish would be safe to add..? (i.e. will the water still be
sensative to ammonia spike?) I was thinking of maybe a few cories or tetras
but I don't want to stress the fish or the tank yet.

Mar
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"I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that makes
living worthwhile?"

Death thought about it.
"Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."

-Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'

[RedForeman ©®]

while the water is 'established' the necessary bacteria needs to be
'established' in the filter and on all surfaces of the tank. NetMax says
that it grows and doubles every 24hrs, so maybe a week after you've set it
up, you can slowly, add 1 or 2 fish at a time. with each addition, your
filter bacteria will have to grow to accomodate the extra load.

just take your time, no hurry....

--
RedForeman ©®


"MarAzul" > wrote in message
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> I have a 30 gallon tank already quite (1+ yr) established and I set my 10
G
> back up recently. The gravel, plants (fake), and filter are new and about
6
> G of the water is new. I have 3 decorations from the established tank
(with
> algae) in there and the rest of the water came from the 30 G. I just put a
> Serpae tetra in there - he's the last of the tetras from the big tank -
> question is, with the established water/bacteria, etc. that's already in
the
> tank, how many fish would be safe to add..? (i.e. will the water still be
> sensative to ammonia spike?) I was thinking of maybe a few cories or
tetras
> but I don't want to stress the fish or the tank yet.
>
> Mar
> ------------------------------------------------
> "I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly,"what is there in this world that makes
> living worthwhile?"
>
> Death thought about it.
> "Cats," he said eventually, "Cats are nice."
>
> -Terry Pratchett, 'Sourcery'
>
>