I currently have two tanks in our living room. A tiny 60 litre with various tetras and a 450 litre bow front containing various cichlids. I run two filters on it - an Eheim 2229 and a Fluval FX6.
After a lot of persuasion and emotional blackmail, I have persuaded my wife that a third tank would look nice in our hallway. I am picking up an additional tank tomorrow - a 600 litre with a sump underneath (not being familiar with sumps at all, this is going to be a very steep and fast learning curve. I'd like to get it cycled ASAP to transfer some fish which are not aggressive enough to survive happily with the mbuna in the current 450.
If I replaced half the existing media (sponges and ceramic rings) in the FX6, would that be likely to upset the balance in my existing 450? Also, would that speed up the cycling in the new tank? Or are there better ways to quickly cycle the new tank.
After a lot of persuasion and emotional blackmail, I have persuaded my wife that a third tank would look nice in our hallway. I am picking up an additional tank tomorrow - a 600 litre with a sump underneath (not being familiar with sumps at all, this is going to be a very steep and fast learning curve. I'd like to get it cycled ASAP to transfer some fish which are not aggressive enough to survive happily with the mbuna in the current 450.
If I replaced half the existing media (sponges and ceramic rings) in the FX6, would that be likely to upset the balance in my existing 450? Also, would that speed up the cycling in the new tank? Or are there better ways to quickly cycle the new tank.