New tank...questions

I currently have a 37 gallon salt water tank running with a hob filter and a canister filter using live rock rubble and carbon. I want to move all this to my new 65 gallon with bean animal overflow. Scrubber is running off the main drain. The return pump is a mag 9.5 running at full power. Would it be safe to take all the live rock from the old tank and put it in the new tank and run both the hob and canister filter until the screen is established? I don't want to have any casualities but I'm unsure if I will experience any sort of cycle. I am not running a skimmer, my main goal is to run just the scrubber.

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I would suggest setting up the 65 with dry sand and seed it with a cup or two from your 37g. If you plan on adding more rock, put dry base in and then cycle the tank. Once the cycle is complete, you'll be good to go on moving everything over.

You can definitely use your HOB and canister until the screen is established. Keep in mind, however, that carbon removes organics that would otherwise be converted into nitrates. The ATS, OTOH, removes nitrates once the organics have been converted, so once the screen is ready and in use, you'll want to remove a small amount of carbon and a couple of pieces of rubble every couple of weeks, keeping a close eye on ammonia, etc, until your HOB and canister are empty. It will then be safe to take them offline and use the ATS exclusively.

Good luck.

 

I agree with Mr. Bill, but if you are setting up the 65 where your current system is then yes you can add the LR to the 65 and run the same filters. This is the way I moved my 16 gallon over to my 40 breeder, and I didn't experience a cycle at all. That was my experience though, and it may not be the same for you.

As for the scrubber, I really have no experiences with them at all.