I STARTED MY NEW 55gal TODAY!

#1
well today was the day, little did i know 24 houres ago that i was even going to purchace a tank! i dumped all my water from my 10 into the 50... i just scared my fish will die, i have them in a gallon bucket with the water from there original tank with a bubbler thing... I filled my 55 with the hose, (the water was ice cold, thats why i couldnt add my fish yeat) then added water conditioner, im not ready for the whole cycle process deal over again... tomm i will go to my LFS to get all my goodies (i also have a 55.00 gift card!) can you use crushed coral in fresh water tank?.. well ill keep you guys posted!:rolleyes:
 

Dec 23, 2005
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#2
When you go to your LFS, get some bio spira just to make sure you won't have a cycle for a full four weeks. Adding water from the old tank doesn't really do anything for a cycle. Adding gravel, decor, filter media to the tank kickstarts the cycle by have the old bacteria set its place in the new tank.