Adding a new Filter?

[Slippery]

This is a dumb question but it is something i have never done before so i believe that enquiring is better than loosing

I have a mature tank with a mature external filter, due to the size of the fish now i think i need to add another.
My thinking is to add the new external filter straight onto the tank as it surely wll not do any harm with a mature filter already running.

I can see no harm.

But something inside my head is niggling me, it's saying NO more has to be done.

Am i right to have that niggle or not.

 

[smpage]

Yeah you're fine. As long as you keep the old filter running on it as well and give the new filter time to build up beneficial bacteria.

 

[banjocat]

That's what I plan to do. It shouldn't harm anything, as long as you keep the older filter running

 

[sutherland]

You can't go wrong with a extra filtration.

 

[krichardson]

You can't go wrong with a extra filtration.

Cant beat it.

 

[bigspizz]

Expect a bloom whenever adding new filtration.

 

[HiImSean]

throw in some media from the established filter and you will be fine. i've done that a few times