• Re: Kick starting new tan

    From Krampetz@aol.Com@1:278/230 to All on Fri Dec 10 21:34:00 2004
    Do not start fresh.. Use the 50 litres as you propose.
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  • From Amateur Cichlids@1:278/230 to All on Fri Dec 10 21:34:00 2004
    "Gary" <g@g.com> wrote in message news:gZnud.34535$up1.5754@text.news.blueyonder.co.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
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