Seeding a new tank with old filter media?

[StuntMan86]

Hi everyone!

So I've set up a new 240L tank recently. It has a Fluval 306 external filter. I also have a mature 125L tank running a Fluval 206 canister filter. I've moved all the fish from the 125L tank into the 240L but have taken two of the sponge pads along with a handful of ceramics from the mature tank and put them into the new tank filter. Will this be enough to kick start the cycling process or should I have added more of the filter media?

Fish that have been moved:

11 Electric blue Acara's (very small 1" in size)
4 small platies
Bristlenose Plec
Bamboo Shrimp
1 Guppy
4 Honey Gourami
4 Black Phantom Tetra

 

[kwi]

Just keep testing your water, it's the only way to be 100% certain. I would hold off adding more fish for a while too.

 

[StuntMan86]

Just keep testing your water, it's the only way to be 100% certain. I would hold off adding more fish for a while too.

Thanks for the reply. Yeah I only have 4 Corydoras in the 125L tank now so won't be adding them right now. May need to revoke quite a few fish as they start growing as the Acara's were born in the other tank and all survived lol.

 

[vanalisa]

Congrats on your parenting! (Grandparenting !)
11 babies, awwww.

 

[StuntMan86]

Congrats on your parenting! (Grandparenting !)
11 babies, awwww.