i just picked up my 75 gallon tank for my upgrade of my puffers and a few other saltwater fish. i was looking for the best way to have this tank cycle. my 29 gallon i have two filters on and a skimmer. i plan on building a sump/refugium within the next month or two when we plan on moving. should i put one of my filters from the 29 on the 75 as i let it cycle since my filter has all the beneficial bacteria in it? should i transfer over any of the live sand i have in the 29? i read somewhere that this would help the cycling go a little smoother but wanted to check up on that before i just go and do it. i had regular sand as well as some "florida crushed coral" as it said on the bag, and mixed in some live sand into the regular sand in the tank as well as putting some mixed in with the coral. i have two pieces of live rock right now, probably about 3 pounds each, should i put any of those two pieces in the tank? thanks guys.
upgrading 29G to 75G
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What kind of filters do you have?
I think the best method would be transferring the filters from your 29 to your 75. Of course transferring the live rock and sand would help too but most of you BB would have been housed in the media within the filters. I'm sure extras will help speed up the process in some way but not sure how dramatic. Be sure if not already get a test kit to test and monitor that your tank has fully cycled.
I think the best method would be transferring the filters from your 29 to your 75. Of course transferring the live rock and sand would help too but most of you BB would have been housed in the media within the filters. I'm sure extras will help speed up the process in some way but not sure how dramatic. Be sure if not already get a test kit to test and monitor that your tank has fully cycled.
i dont know why that posted already i was in the middle of typing lol. but after i put the water in with prime and cycle, i put the AC 70 from my 29 on there, also grabbed my friends AC 70 with brand new filter media in it since it wasnt in use. i just wasnt sure if putting the live sand and live rock i have in my 29 would kill off the BB seeing as it wasnt cycled yet. thank you, i will definitely put most of my pretty deep sand bed from my 29 in there to help this cycling out a little. i have Nitrite, Nitrate, Ph, and Ammonia test kits. i didnt test the water yet today, i have been at work all day, but my roommate called me a little while ago and let me know my tank cleared up dramatically, and you can actually see the wall behind the tank now so i imagine putting the AC 70 from my 29gal helped that out a lot.
I recently upgraded from a 40 to a 90. What I did was bought all new live sand and let it sit in the tank till it all cleared up. Get the salinty, ph, temp and all your other parameters up to par. After it gets all clear take as much of your old water and try to transfer it to your new tank. That way it would be just like doing a big water change. If your using live rock you might want to add more live rock. This is the way I upgraded my tank and all my fish and corals acclimated fine!
cool. i only had the two pieces of live rock because of the room in the tank that i didnt have. i also have a piece of "holey rock" that has been in my tank for months, i dont know if that would be considered "live" now since its been sitting on top of my sand/live sand bed but i do definitely plan on getting more live sand and live rock very soon. my roommate sent me a picture of the tank and it was a HUGE difference in clarity from last night, and i had him transfer over some of the sand. that is a good idea putting the water from my 29 in there once im doing the switch over. i filled the 75 all the way up so i can get the filters going without the splashing noise. but when im doing the switch i will do a water change and put water from my 29 in there. cant wait to get the HOB filters off and do my sump/refugium when we move. sick of the HOB look now plus the sump/refugium is better for volume and water quality.
Sounds like your doing everything right. I would just keep testing the water everyday and keep some mixed saltwater ready just in case you need to do a water change. And also keep some freshwater that has been aged a day or so, sometimes those dechlorinators mess with your test results.
ultimate goal is to get RO/DI but they are expensive and dont have the extra cash to get one right now with looking to move and all. the 75 is sitting right next to my 29 waiting to be good to go for these guys. i bet they are all looking over at all that open water and room like "wtf... and you have us in this small tank for what reason" haha. poor guys i cant wait to get them over. but i am taking my time, the worst thing you can do is rush to get fish in a cycling tank. it is my first salt set up, i have done fresh for years and wanted to give salt a try and figured a good way of doing this while learning was to get my green spotted puffers and do the slow change from fresh-brackish-fully marine. i have had them for close to 7 months from the time they were fresh. so i like to think everything is going well, i have had the same puffers from the start, no casualties due to my lack of knowledge **knock on wood**