How would I go about upgrading

[Morgan Rodgers]

Hi all! I am planning out an upgrade to my tank. I’ve been running my tank out of a fluval flex 32.5, and today decided to upgrade to a water box 50.3 peninsula. I was wondering what do I need to do to transfer everything? The tank comes with 0 filtration media, so I was wondering what should I purchase to get this thing started. The issue I am running into is that I can’t cycle the tank as it is going into the same spot my current tank is, and was wondering what do I even do.

My current stock is:
1 small Duncan colony
2 zoa colonies
Lots of assorted Kenya trees
3 mushrooms
1 acan colony
2 clownfish
1 royal gramma
1 small blenny

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Hi all! I am planning out an upgrade to my tank. I’ve been running my tank out of a fluval flex 32.5, and today decided to upgrade to a water box 50.3 peninsula. I was wondering what do I need to do to transfer everything? The tank comes with 0 filtration media, so I was wondering what should I purchase to get this thing started. The issue I am running into is that I can’t cycle the tank as it is going into the same spot my current tank is, and was wondering what do I even do.

My current stock is:
1 small Duncan colony
2 zoa colonies
Lots of assorted Kenya trees
3 mushrooms
1 acan colony
2 clownfish
1 royal gramma
1 small blenny

If you are transferring all of your old rock to the new tank. then you won't need to cycle.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

If you are transferring all of your old rock to the new take, then you won't need to cycle.

Would I need to transfer substrate or no? What abt my current filter media? I only have the stuff directly from fluval

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Would I need to transfer substrate or no? What abt my current filter media? I only have the stuff directly from fluval

You can add some of your substrate to the top of the new. Add everything you can that would have your bacteria on it. It doesn't have to be permanent, so your old media Yes add. You can remove it later if you want.

 

[Morgan Rodgers]

You can add some of your substrate to the top of the new. Add everything you can that would have your bacteria on it. It doesn't have to be permanent, so your old media Yes add. You can remove it later if you want.

What new filter media should I add?

 

[randomfishdude]

Do not add only sand without washing it though. It will stir up toxic stuff and cause ammonia spike.

 

[Troylee]

Set up new tank, new sand, and then move all your existing stuff into the new tank and top off with new saltwater! Done and enjoy! It’s painless.