Buying A New Tank`

[vicstar078]

Hi,

I have my fish in a tank already and will be upgrading to a bigger one later today.

Can I just transfer the water and fish to the new one and add some new water and it will be just like doing a water change?

I am going to run the old filter in there too with the bacteria.

Thanks

Vicky

 

[Twinklecaz]

Yeah I suppose to, just try and match the water (temp etc) as much as you can and make sure you treat it beefore the fish go in.

 

[waterdrop]

If you have a properly cycled filter, the bacterial colonies will be in balance (or the bacteria will be in positive excess, which is good, if the fishless cycle was recent) with the fish load (or "bioload" as we call it) and thus the filter and fish load are "a moveable feast" so to speak. You can move them, together, to a same or otherwise sufficient volume tank and all should be well. All moves carry some degree of risk, even it small, so water stats should of course be monitored daily with a good liquid-reagent based test kit for a week or two.

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[vicstar078]

Hi,

I have set the new Juwel 190 tank up with water and the pump running at the moment (the existing pump).

I have not put the fish in yet.

I am going to cycle the tank first. What do I need to do??

How do I start the cycle off, how long will I have to wait!?

They say you have to add ammonia how do I do this, can I just put food in?

Thanks

Vicky

 

[waterdrop]

Sorry,
Couldn't quite grasp your communication there. What do you mean by existing pump?

I'm assuming you have an existing tank with fish and a cycled filter running on it. And now you've bought a new tank (Juwel 190, which I assume means 190 liters) but I don't know whether you have a new filter for the new tank or are somehow thinking you need to cycle your old established filter, which shouldn't be the case.

If you have a new filter and want to learn how to Fishless Cycle this new filter, we can help with that a lot! You will need a good liquid-reagent based test kit (many of us like and use the API Freshwater Master Test Kit.) You will need to go through a process of finding some pure household ammonia: the members can be a great help with that as sometimes its an adventure finding it -- in the UK, Boots is the first choice, then Homebase and a few others. If you search threads there are even pictures of the right bottles. Its found in the mop and broom sections of these stores and needs to not have dyes, fragrances, surfactants or soaps in it. If you can see in it, you want to make sure it only creates bubbles for 2 or 3 seconds when shaken, just like water, ie. that it does not foam.

The members will watch your thread here and help when you reply to my questions if I'm not back right away.

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