moving into a 55g

am moving from 29g to 55g and i was woundering how to do it? i got sand, liverock, ect and i dont really know how to do it. whats first? and does adding 25 gallons to 30 "cured" gallons worth of water doing anything to the fish?

 

Get new sand for the 55. Add in the water, the rock and corals , then the fish. A lot will depend on if the tank is going in a new location or not.

 

i have a stand and the tank is new tank is going into my room too.

 

bump

 

From what i've heard people generally put new sand in, with just a cup or two of the old stuff to seed it. Prolly will want to watch your paramiters like a hawk for a few days too to make sure you don't go through a mini cycle after everything is switched. But using the water from the old tank and all your rock should minimize that, I would think.

 

new sand? so much from doing this without spending money

 

ROFL, yea not spending money is never an option. check out my 55 gallon thread i did the exact same thing you did. and i am assuming you are getting more rock for the 55? if so just cycle the tank as normal and then once your cycle is done add the fish one by one.

 

then i got to wait for coral again? wat a pain in the ass. oh well.

 

well when the last fish goes in w/ the live rock from the 29 as long as ur water is testing good the corals can go in too. at least i saw no repercussion

 

well am not adding more live rock yet. wats wrong with adding the water from the 29?