Stocking New Tank With Mature Filter.

[greenscooby]

Hi all,

I'm due to pick up a new tank tonight, i have a filter which has been running in my existing tank for 6 weeks along side the original filter - if that makes sense

I plan to put one of the filters into the new tank to save cycling it, how would i go about stocking it, would i treat it like a new tank and just add a few fish per week or give it a good stock to keep the bacteria alive and just top up on a weekly basis, or try and match the same stocking level as i already have in my existing tank?

Many thanks in advance.

Mark.

 

[Rooster]

Provided the new filter IS matured... then its a "normal" tank from the start, but 6 weeks is a short time for even a single filter to mature, let alone one ran in parallel (there's only a finite amount of ammonia in any tank, multiple filters will SHARE the bacteria)

So I would set-up the new tank, and feed it some ammonia to check its processing it first, or maybe a few fish... but be aware that the filter may contain NO bacteria at this early stage... so go easy

 

[greenscooby]

I think your right there, might do a fish less cycle for a couple of weeks and see how it goes.

Many thanks,

Mark.

 

[azzaknight]

what size tank isit as it will help me and other readers to determine what you could have in there.
also i would go with a fishless cycle and leave it for a month to 2 months then add fish as it will not have built up that much bacteria from being with another 1 in 1 tank.