Amateur Cichlid wrote:
[ Using the 50 litres of old tank water would help kick start the tank,
No bacteria their.
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-----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
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Now were correct.



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