Tank upgrade?

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  1. sroberie

    sroberie Plankton

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    Hello all,

    This my seem sort of a newbie-ish question, but I have a 10 gallon tank that has been up and running for 4 months and have been wanting to upgrade to a 20-25 gallon tank. Here've the newbie part; if I just tranfer water and rock and filter and all will the tank have to go through a whole new cycle? I am assuming so, but I just wanted to make sure being very new at this hobby.
    Thanks
    Shane
     
    sroberie, Feb 22, 2009
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  2. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Do you have a sand bed? This will cause it to cycle more than anything.

    Barring sand, you will still get a mini-cycle. Reuse as much of the water as you can. This will just make it seem more like a 50% water chance. Try to keep all your rock wet, so nothing dies off.
     
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  3. hitman35

    hitman35 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    keep a close eye on your perameters if you do move it because disturbing the sand bed can release trapped amonia and nitrate pockets
     
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  4. ardo_ski

    ardo_ski Peppermint Shrimp

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    +3 .. When ever moving to either a smaller or larger tank watch your parameters.
     
    ardo_ski, Feb 22, 2009
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