Hi there
I have a UFO 550 (78l) and this weekend picking up a juwel trigon 190.
So I am looking for help on how I do the switch over!!?
Im moving to a bigger tank as I want to get some cichilids.
Looking forward to some advice
Thanks
KAtie
Hi
Firstly what fish do you have in the 78L and i assume its fully cycled?
I assume you dont have cichlids at the moment as the tank is quite small? Cichlids like quite a high PH as i'm sure you know.
If you're going cichlid only, will you rehome the other fish, I didnt understand from the post if you have a community setup atm or something different?
Do you run an internal or external on your current setup? I would strongly recommend an external for the trigon because when I had cichlids they were messy as hell.
When I transferred my fish to a bigger tank, I used as much existing water as I could and topped up with fresh dechlorinated water, I then added my mature filter media from my old external into the new tanks internal filter and I also hooked up a new external on the tank. I made sure the temp and PH was stable and matched that of my old tank before i transferred the fish. You see if you transfer the media over to a new tank you're going to need something to feed the bacteria so it doesnt die off...i.e...fish. Its not clear from your post if your existing fish will be compatible in the new tank, and I also think that your media from your 78L, providing its mature, will not be enough to fully stock from the outset, so go with caution on that.
To properly advise, provide some more info and then we'll see if we can help.
