My girlfriend wants to upgrade her 10g to a 29g, this is awsome for me, because I won't have such a hard time explaining my 240 im getting this winter.
I want this to be a smooth transfer, So I was thinking of using the current 10G as a sump for the new 29G. Since she has a cheap HOB filter right now I figure 80% of the BB live in the gravel. Do you think I could use the gravel from the current tank as the bio media in a wet dry setup? or would I be better off buying new biomedia. Then just putting the gravel in the bottom of the sump for a couple months until the new bio media colonizes? The reason I don't just transfer the gravel from the 10 to the 29 is I hate the way it looks, and want to plant this 29 with carpet.
I plan on surprising her with this Im going to go buy the tank and have it drilled so basically come home while she's at work and swap it over.
I know a wet/dry might be overkill for this but I love having the water level stay constant, plus easy water changes.
I want this to be a smooth transfer, So I was thinking of using the current 10G as a sump for the new 29G. Since she has a cheap HOB filter right now I figure 80% of the BB live in the gravel. Do you think I could use the gravel from the current tank as the bio media in a wet dry setup? or would I be better off buying new biomedia. Then just putting the gravel in the bottom of the sump for a couple months until the new bio media colonizes? The reason I don't just transfer the gravel from the 10 to the 29 is I hate the way it looks, and want to plant this 29 with carpet.
I plan on surprising her with this Im going to go buy the tank and have it drilled so basically come home while she's at work and swap it over.
I know a wet/dry might be overkill for this but I love having the water level stay constant, plus easy water changes.
