I am raising some koi fishes (freshwater ones) and I will have a new tank very soon. So, I am going to move the fishes from the old tank to the new tank. The sizes of the tanks are similar.
So, I know the first thing to do is to fill up the new tank with new, salty water and leave the water there for at least one day. This step is to ensure the tank does not leak and to sanitize the tank ( the use of salt to eliminate toxic substances of the new materials like the glass and the glass glue).
So, after this 1 day, I withdraw all salty water from the new tank. I guess some people may then fill up the new tank with new water (and perhaps mix it with some water from the old tank), and then start the series of letting the air pump and the filter run, adding dechlorinator, cycling the tank, etc. for few days, before putting fishes in.
Assume that I will re-use all the equipments (the filter, the air pump, etc.) in the new tank. And now I decide to simply relocate all the old water to the new tank. And my old water is safe (which is cycled in the old tank, and the fishes are alright with it). So basically the difference is just the tanks. Can I skip the "pouring in new water then start the series of running the air pump, the filter, dechlorinating, cycling, etc." hassle in the new tank before putting the fishes into it?
So, I know the first thing to do is to fill up the new tank with new, salty water and leave the water there for at least one day. This step is to ensure the tank does not leak and to sanitize the tank ( the use of salt to eliminate toxic substances of the new materials like the glass and the glass glue).
So, after this 1 day, I withdraw all salty water from the new tank. I guess some people may then fill up the new tank with new water (and perhaps mix it with some water from the old tank), and then start the series of letting the air pump and the filter run, adding dechlorinator, cycling the tank, etc. for few days, before putting fishes in.
Assume that I will re-use all the equipments (the filter, the air pump, etc.) in the new tank. And now I decide to simply relocate all the old water to the new tank. And my old water is safe (which is cycled in the old tank, and the fishes are alright with it). So basically the difference is just the tanks. Can I skip the "pouring in new water then start the series of running the air pump, the filter, dechlorinating, cycling, etc." hassle in the new tank before putting the fishes into it?