alphadog1000
New Member
Firstly - Hello.....I'm new to TFF but have been reading avidly for a few weeks now and other forums but decided to register here because you all seem so nice, helpful and most important knowledgeable
I have always wanted an aquarium since I was young and so when someone at work offered there old tank for free I jumped at it....A Fruval 125L tank with heater, filter, substrate and fish - I was chuffed. Figured take him home, plug it in and I'm away! Since then I have learnt a lot and count myself incredibly lucky I only had two casualties (RIP).
But committed to the work of creating a beautiful and happy environment for my fish to live in (and me to look at!) so much so I've just ordered a brand spanking new aquarium - new substrate, filter, heater - the lot. This is where I'm a little stuck....I need to get the new tank ready to migrate my fish to their new home. So, I get my new filter tomorrow (tuesday) and the new tank on Saturday. I figure I can plug the new filter in to the old tank (so there would be two) to get the bacteria growing in it....is this a good idea? Figure you can't filter too much right?! Question is how long would I need to keep the setup like this before it would be ready to go into the new tank and be fish ready? I don't really have space to be able to run both for any length of time...In an ideal worl I want the filter to be ready, get the new tank all ready to go, get the fish in to a bucket, break down the old tank and replace with the new one and get the fish into it.....Am I being unrealistic?
Finally - as I'm new I thought I'd share a picture of my current tank for your pleasure! Been obsessed with some of the amazing aquascapes people create and planning on the new one being a work of art...of course will share pics
Thanks guys
I have always wanted an aquarium since I was young and so when someone at work offered there old tank for free I jumped at it....A Fruval 125L tank with heater, filter, substrate and fish - I was chuffed. Figured take him home, plug it in and I'm away! Since then I have learnt a lot and count myself incredibly lucky I only had two casualties (RIP).
But committed to the work of creating a beautiful and happy environment for my fish to live in (and me to look at!) so much so I've just ordered a brand spanking new aquarium - new substrate, filter, heater - the lot. This is where I'm a little stuck....I need to get the new tank ready to migrate my fish to their new home. So, I get my new filter tomorrow (tuesday) and the new tank on Saturday. I figure I can plug the new filter in to the old tank (so there would be two) to get the bacteria growing in it....is this a good idea? Figure you can't filter too much right?! Question is how long would I need to keep the setup like this before it would be ready to go into the new tank and be fish ready? I don't really have space to be able to run both for any length of time...In an ideal worl I want the filter to be ready, get the new tank all ready to go, get the fish in to a bucket, break down the old tank and replace with the new one and get the fish into it.....Am I being unrealistic?
Finally - as I'm new I thought I'd share a picture of my current tank for your pleasure! Been obsessed with some of the amazing aquascapes people create and planning on the new one being a work of art...of course will share pics
Thanks guys