Upgrading my tank.

[cloudc1234]

Okay I have a three year old 34 gal red sea aquarium with a 20 gal sump/refugium. I am upgrading to a 120 Gal tank. I will be shutting down the old tank and canibolizing my old stuff. I f I move all the rock and sand from my old tank to the new tank. Will be adding more rock that I am cycling in the garage, and more live sand that I have purchased.
Is this basically a insta-tank, or should I go ahead and only move the new stuff keeping the old tank operation and do a full cycle on the new tank?

Thanks for and advice or subjections.

 

[A sea K]

I went from 30 to 80 and it was pretty much insta-tank. Biggest caution would be not adding too much new livestock too fast and overpowering your biological filter as it is only geared for what you had in your 34 gal.

 

[cloudc1234]

I went from 30 to 80 and it was pretty much insta-tank. Biggest caution would be not adding too much new livestock too fast and overpowering your biological filter as it is only geared for what you had in your 34 gal.

Thank you very much!! that was my hope, and I will take your advice, let it run for at least a month or two before adding anything new.

 

[John Bolden]

you could add some ammonia that would speed things up or atleast feed the "tank" once a day if you don't have any thing producing ammonia the bacteria will die.

 

[John Bolden]

then you will be stuck