Moving fish into new tank

[swedishreefer]

So now i have got my new tank that im going to move all my rock and fish to from my old tank do you think i could just dropp them over when the temp is the same? The salinity is going to be diffrent sience it is only 1.020 in my old tank. And im going for 1.025 in my new.

 

[Crabs McJones]

So now i have got my new tank that im going to move all my rock and fish to from my old tank do you think i could just dropp them over when the temp is the same? The salinity is going to be diffrent sience it is only 1.020 in my old tank. And im going for 1.025 in my new.

I would do a quick acclimation. take some old tank water in a bucket, put your fish in the bucket, and slowly add your new higher salinity tank water to that bucket to raise it up. and make sure to keep the temps about the same. Don't know if .005 salinity difference is going to shock anything, but why risk it

 

[Dan I]

I am pretty sure you know about the nitrogen cycle, unless you used bottled bacteria or your previous rocks to cause a quick cycle. In addition, I would probably match the salinity just to be safe.

 

[swedishreefer]

I am pretty sure you know about the nitrogen cycle, unless you used bottled bacteria or your previous rocks to cause a quick cycle. In addition, I would probably match the salinity just to be safe.

Im using my old rocks wich worked fine in my old tank. How long is a quick cycle ? I thought just adding the rocks at the same time as the fish would work.

 

[ihavecrabs]

Top off using salt water in your existing tank until you get to 1.025. That would be the safest way to get your fish ready for the move.

Fish tend to do better with salinity decreases than increases so on the increase it is better to do it slowly.

I took a week to increase my fish from divers den that came in at 1.019 to 1.026 by topping off with salt water instead of RODI.

As far as moving your rocks over, they should be fine without causing a cycle unless you expose them to air for an extended period of time. Reusing old sand without rinsing will also likely cause issues so rinse it or add new sand. If adding new, do that a few days before the rock so it has time to settle.

Good luck on the tank swap!

 

[swedishreefer]

Top off using salt water in your existing tank until you get to 1.025. That would be the safest way to get your fish ready for the move.

Fish tend to do better with salinity decreases than increases so on the increase it is better to do it slowly.

I took a week to increase my fish from divers den that came in at 1.019 to 1.026 by topping off with salt water instead of RODI.

As far as moving your rocks over, they should be fine without causing a cycle unless you expose them to air for an extended period of time. Reusing old sand without rinsing will also likely cause issues so rinse it or add new sand. If adding new, do that a few days before the rock so it has time to settle.

Good luck on the tank swap!

Thanks that answeard all my questions awesome help guys [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji108][emoji4] unfortually i already have put my new live sand in but it starts to clear up now.