Cycling Tank That Hasnt Had Water In For A While

[jamesmacc]

hey folks,
just picked up a juwel rio 180 for a steal the lady has not had fish in it for a while and i want to get this one running and sell my little 120l tank. should i start from scratch with a fishless cycle or should i take the cycled filter from my 120l tank and put it in the juwel to boost the internal in the juwel tank

 

[OldMan47]

A cycled filter will always give you a leg up in establishing another cycled tank. Moving your filter over will support the fish that you already have and if you can be patient enough the filter on the new tank will cycle so that you can gradually add some fish.