Instant Cycle By Moving All In One Tank To Another Larger One....

[QuotheRaven]

I have a 10 gallon tank with 14 fish....I need to move them into a new 32 gallon tank...would it be safe to move All Gravel Decorations and the filter to the 32 gallon along with the new heater and filter on the 32 gallon would that cycle it instantly and make it safe by adding the gravel decor and filter and water to a 32 gallon?

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

you dont really need to move the water but everything else will be fine

 

[QuotheRaven]

so that should do a in theory instant cycle?

 

[Bloo]

Yep indeed but just keep your eye on ammonia and nitrite stats

 

[jayjay]

Really you only need to move the filter over, the filter holds most of the bacteria and load's more than the decor and gravel.

 

[Quadlex]

Although you don't need to move the water, I'd imagine that doing so would make it somewhat less stressful to the fish, and would also conserve water (Which is something rather on our minds in Queensland ATM... Damn worst Drought on record)

 

[smurfyy_2k3]

well if its helping the draught cause then move it over though the fish would be fine with out it

 

[StripySnailGirl04]

I wonder why I am looking on this thread 13 years after it was initially posted.

 

[Oblio]

I wonder why I am looking on this thread 13 years after it was initially posted.

I'm thinking the tank is cycled by now

Hopefully the drought has passed also.