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Set up the 20 gallon - leave some capacity free.
Run the filter on the 20 gallon for a while, let the chlorine get out, temp stabilize, etc. Take the filter for the 20 gallon, run it on the 3 gallon for a few days. Take the inhabitants of the 3 gallon, some water, and both filters, put them on the 20 gallon. After a week or two, you can put the 3 gallon filter back on the 3 gallon tank; or put it away if you won't be using the 3 gallon tank. If you want to be able to use the 3 gallon tank at a moments notice, just run both filters on the 20, and you can instantly set up the 3. If you put it away, you'll want a week or two of running the 3 filter on the 20 before setting up the 3 again. Depending on media compatibility, you can do this faster if you need to by simply stuffing media from the 3 gallon filter into the 20 gallon filter, but if you're not in a hurry... |
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