Incresing Stocking Levels

[Lufbramatt]

Just gone from a 29 gal to an 80 gal for my tanganyikan cichlids. New tank has been set up for about 2 weeks but I only moved my old filter (set up since last April) and existing stock on Christmas eve. Filtration consists of the cycled eheim pro that was on the 29 plus another eheim pro3 external with new media in. obviously the cycled filter can currently only handle the bioload of the existing 8 fish (4 adult brevis shellies plus 4 juvies). How long should I leave it before I can increase the stocking levels? And at what rate?

 

[Primous]

I added 13 new tetras to my 180 (6 rummy and 7 lemon) and without an ammonia blip and thats using a ehiem classic 215. I think you'll be fine especially since you have two filters running both of which hold double the media that my eheim does.