What `s The Quickest Way To Transfer My Fish To Bigger Tank

[maisy12345]

Hi ,at the the moment,i`ve got ,4 glowlight tetra ,1 albino cory ,2 bronze corries ,2 pitbull plecos and 3 armano shrimp,in an un cycled 28 l ,am going to shirley aquatics tomorrow to buy a 106l tank , whats the quickest and easiest way to transfer these fish asap,please?
Do i wait until smaller tank is cycleds first,or cycle the bigger tank from scratch,which is the quickest ?
And how do i cycle from the start,if this is the best way,all help appreciated?

 

[mattbleasby]

Hey there.

Personally what i would do is.

Take the filter from your current tank, And put that in the new tank. Then simply transfer 50% of the water too the new tank, Then fill up with fresh water. Make sure you De-Chlorinate

Appart from that, Just get the fish in.

Most of the bacteria you need is in the filter media. So Transferring some of the water and the filter would mean you can do it Straight away

Good Luck. Keep us posted. Feel free too ask anything else.

 

[Smells a bit fishy]

Putting fish in a bigger tank is always the easiest way to maintain good water quality. More water means less ammonia and nitrite in the water.

Also your current tank will have some good bacteria in it already so put that filter media into the new filter as well.

I recently done the same thing as you.

Hey there.

Personally what i would do is.

Take the filter from your current tank, And put that in the new tank. Then simply transfer 50% of the water too the new tank, Then fill up with fresh water. Make sure you De-Chlorinate

I disagree about the water from the old tank. As this will have ammonia in it. Best to start from fresh water. Almost all the good bacteria is in the filter media so you won't be losing any of that.

Sorry matt just my opinion.

However definatly use de-chlorinator.

 

[Athena]

I agree - I wouldn't transfer over old tank water. There's no real benefit in doing this. If you have a gravel substrate you can transfer that over - don't over-rinse it as the gravel does contain some of the good bacteria. But so long as you move your mature filter media over (remember that if you are going to a larger tank you may need a more powerful filter unit, so in that case just use the old filter media sponges in your new filter) you shouldn't have too many probs. Obviously, you will need to keep a check on your water stats for a while because you may get a slight spike until things settle down again.

I recently did an upgrade to a larger tank and glad to say it all went smoothly and haven't had any problems at all. Fish are happy/healthy and settled in very quickly.

Must admit I was nervous about doing the swap over though because my new tank was in a different house, which meant a car journey.

I quarter-filled a large bucket with the old tank water and transferred all my fish into that with the filter (to keep the media wet). The new tank was already set up and at right temp. So I carefully drove to the new house and put the filter in place. Then I transferred the fish. Left the lights off and didn't feed them for a day. They huddled together for about ten mins before exploring their new home and setting up territories.

You'll do fine - just try to work as quickly as you can but with careful handling/netting of the fish.

Regards, Athena

 

[maisy12345]

Hi thanks for all your help,i`ll transfer the media over,but do i put the old sponge in with the new one or instead of ,and does it matter that my tank`s still cycling and i`m doing 60 percent water changes as my ammonia flutuates between 0-0.50,my tanks still cycling after two months,the gravel is cleaned alot so doubt much bacteria in there,also it`s blue and i want to go with pea gravel ?

 

[Smells a bit fishy]

As I said. Substrate doesn't have any good bacteria in it.

Always use it as well as, more filter media the better, unless it clogs the flow of water.

If you want pea colour substrate then put this in instead. Personally I prefer sand, cleaner and looks far better, but it's personal preference. I hope this helps

 

[StandbySetting]

If you use 100% new water be sure to acclimatise for about 30 mins to and hour or so.

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks for that,woried about using sand as more difficult to keep clean.

My worse worry is that i`ll end up doing daily 60 percent water changes on a 106l tank instead of a 28l,that`s why i wondered if it would be better to cycle the 28l first?

 

[mattbleasby]

Id let it cycle myself. Makes life easier on you, But in the mean time you can setup your new tank how you want it. Gives you time then, Then when your ready you can pop the filter media in from your tank.

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks ,i think i`ll do that,as worried about doing large water changes.

 

[KISSfn]

An easy way to do water changes is to insert the outflow hose from your gravel vac into a garden hose (push it in as far as it will go) that drains to your backyard. Put a bucket under the connection as it drips a little. Start siphoning. Then buy a connector from a hardware store that attaches to your kitchen faucet which allows you to connect a garden hose to the faucet. Add Prime to your tank. Temperature match the water and stick the hose in the tank. I would be crippled if I didn't use this method instead of buckets!
I would buy an Active Filter from http/www.angelsplu...ltersSponge.htm to speed up your cycle.

 

[Tizer]

not everyone is in the US

 

[KISSfn]

Their profile had no location listed. What percentage of this forums' members are not in the US mate?

 

[Tizer]

I've no idea buddy, maybe our admin can step up to the mark with some stats, would be interesting to see

 

[maisy12345]

Thanks for all your advice ,much appreciated.