adding a wet dry to an established tank?

[new2natives]

i have a 180 setup, but as my fish have grown my filtration is now subpar ....
i got a got a new wet dry, the sump is somewhere around 55g, and the pump is huge (dont know specs)
can adding another 40g of water into the mix hurt my tank in anyway?
or can i just setup everything, add water to the sump, treat it with dechlor, and turn it on?

*obviously i plan to continue using the canister and HOBs that i have on the tank now for a few weeks as well, until the wet dry gets established

 

[Mattyou]

i have a 180 setup, but as my fish have grown my filtration is now subpar ....
i got a got a new wet dry, the sump is somewhere around 55g, and the pump is huge (dont know specs)
can adding another 40g of water into the mix hurt my tank in anyway?
or can i just setup everything, add water to the sump, treat it with dechlor, and turn it on?

*obviously i plan to continue using the canister and HOBs that i have on the tank now for a few weeks as well, until the wet dry gets established

Just set it up and let it go. Within a month it will be done establishing bacteria, but dont expect it to do mechanical filtration very well. Wet/Dry's are Bio powerhouses but lack in the mechanical department. Your best bet would be to use the existing filters for mechanical. My 180 runs 2x AC-110 and wet/dry. Good Luck

 

[Pharaoh]

Just set it up and go. You can add in more mechanical filtration if you feel that you need more. Wet/dry are capable of doing a great job of filtering. Just take the time and set it up right.

 

[CTU2fan]

Agreed, just fire it up. With an established tank the bacteria should build up in there pretty quickly.

 

[FSM]

You might as well dump the biomedia from the canisters in it too after a month or so.

 

[Tommydeal]

You might as well dump the biomedia from the canisters in it too after a month or so.

I agree, that's what I did.