It's funny - have been keeping reefs for a long time, but all of my tank "upgrades" have actually been to smaller and smaller tanks. 46 -> 20 -> 12 -> 4g. Pretty familiar with that process and since you taking a subset of the whole tank (rocks, sand, water), I never thought too much about cycling.
Against my better judgement, I recently bought a very small platinum clown for my 4g. This was obviously a bad idea and the extra load on the tank is causing problems. So, I decided to upgrade from my 4g IM to a 10g Waterbox. Extra volume + enough room to run a skimmer to help with having a very active fish.
Any advice on making the move to the bigger tank? I am moving my existing rock (plus additional dry rock) and water, but replacing the sand with fresh Arag Alive sand. Should I fill the new tank and allow to cycle first and then remove some water and move in my rocks and existing water? Or I am safe to move all at once like I have in the past?
Against my better judgement, I recently bought a very small platinum clown for my 4g. This was obviously a bad idea and the extra load on the tank is causing problems. So, I decided to upgrade from my 4g IM to a 10g Waterbox. Extra volume + enough room to run a skimmer to help with having a very active fish.
Any advice on making the move to the bigger tank? I am moving my existing rock (plus additional dry rock) and water, but replacing the sand with fresh Arag Alive sand. Should I fill the new tank and allow to cycle first and then remove some water and move in my rocks and existing water? Or I am safe to move all at once like I have in the past?
Am only adding one piece - so I will test over the next few weeks for both and can pull it out of the tank and try again if necessary.
