Adding A Tank

[Westwood]

I have been looking at adding a tank just for my shrimp and maby a Betta, So i was thinking can i some how speed up the cycle of the tank?
I was thinking put the new filter in my existing tank and try and mature it that way, but is there a easier way as i need this tank asp?

 

[Squidward]

Is not not possible to take some of the media out of the old filter and put it in the new filter?
Can you not move a sponge over?
Or some of the ceramic noodles?

What type of filter is in your existing tank?

 

[GrayScale]

What types of filters do you use for them? You could transfer media from 1 tank to another and put like 25% tank water. Even then though I wouldn't put all of them at once since it's only some media not all.

 

[Curiosity101]

Take some filter media out of the existing cycled tank and put it into the new filter. You'll be almost insta cycled that way, and will be instacycled for a mid-light stocking of fish.

You could also clean your existing cycled filter in the water of the new tank. This will seed the new filter ready for cycling.

 

[Westwood]

See i maby should of said this, i have a fluval 205, but has only been running for about a month, when i switched from the undergravel filter, i had a small nitrogen spike as i took the under gravel out and put in the 205,lost 3 cardinal. i has only been running a month but the tank is best it has ever looked.
So is the media matured enough to put in the new filter?