New to Forum: upgrading to a 90g tank

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sstromerson

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Hey I'm new to the forum and I'm upgrading from my 45 gallon tank to a 90 gallon tank. I'm in the process of cycling the 90 gallon.
I was wondering if you have any tips to hurrying along they cycling.
In the 45 I have 4 jack dempseys and a common pleco that I'm going to transfer over to the new tank.
Thanks in advance
 
If both tanks are running, empty your water changed water into the new tank. I know this sounds wrong but you'll change it out again in a week or so. Keep going until everything is really high and then start waterchanging the new tank out. It will really help you filters in the new one get a good start.

Another idea is to get as much aged stuff(gravel, filter pads etc.) out of the old tank to the new, this will also kick start the cycle
 
move the filter from the old tank to the new tank and move as much of the water from the old tank as possible
 
should I be running the lights at the same time?
right now I added the chemicals that neutralize the hard metals or whatever.
i'm running my filters (two hang on backs and an eheim canister) and my heaters to keep the water at 80 degrees.
I've put some of the filters from the old tank into the new filters and put some of the old rock and plants in the new tank
 
gt1009;2993073; said:
You can add a bacteria supplement to speed it up. I think its called stability or stabilify or something.
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Its seachem stability and it rocks. This one actually works. However I would suggest just moving the fish over with their old filter and maybe adding some stability. No need to cycle the new one the long way if you have a cycled tank already. Having the cycled tank will absolutely expedite your cycling by weeks
 
No need to run the lights unless they are UV ;)
 
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