I Have A Larger Tank. How To Transfer Fish?

[Deleted member 107737]

Hi all,
 
I have a small tank which is currently holding my baby platies. I have a brand new 54l tank which i would like to transfer them too a.s.ap
 
I have filled the tank with water, added dechlorinator, turned on the lights, heater and filter.
 
if i transfer everything ( old filter, sand, etc) will this be ok??
 
Say my new tank is 54l, the current tank is 15 litre, if i run both the matured filter and the new filter at the same time will this be ok?? AMMONIA levels etc??
 
 
Please help,
 
Thanks,
 
Dave
 
 


could i do it tommorow??? or is that too soon??

 

[Mikey1]

the filter media is more important than the filter itself....
 
doesnt matter what filter you use, use the media out of the exsisting filter
 
fill the tank with 50% of the old water if possible, treat the entire tank with dechlorinator

 

[techen]

So long as you transfer everything there will be no issues at all.

 

[dazbud]

I've just transferred from 100L t 250L. Set up with water, heat and plants. left 3 days. Then transferred filter media and fish and most of the decor on th day. all water stats have been good

 

[TrainRek77]

seeding the substrate is pretty important. You can use a little cloth bag and put some of the old substrate in it then bury it in the new. That will help things along.