[Butterfly83]

Hello,

First of all, sorry for my poor English, I am not a native user of English.

I have my nano tank about 2 years new.
A year ago i have planted new plants and got watersnals for free , and alga too.
It took me up to new to get it onder controle. My plants dit not sevived as well as a lot of my fish.
Now I tink it is time to get a fresh start.
I am getting new fish.
A couple of Helena sneals.
And new plants off course.

But before a go get that I am tinking of starting my tank over.
But how I will do that, I am not sure.

I have a old tank, as backup. Can I start it, put tank water in it with my fish and filter + my backup filter.
And cleen my normal tank. And start over after a couple of days. And let it run in before I get new fish and putt my survivors back in.

Or can i do it faster.
Just get my fish in a bowl.
cleen everyting and re-use part of the water.

What is the best thing to do.

Thanks

 

[corina savin]

So you want to restart your old tank?
You have fish in a bowl right now?
How big is your tank? What fish? How many?

 

[Butterfly83]

I would like to restart my existing tank.

It is a Superfish panorama 60, it is 47 cm lang x 33 cm x 33 cm . 55 liter
That is 21.654 inch x 12.992 inch x 12.992 inch. 1859.8 VS Fl oz.

My old thank, ( a 52x27x36cm, 40L. 1352.6 VS fl oz)

I have 6 Harlequin Rasboras and 2 neon tetras that have survived.

I was thinking of using it to keep my fish until I can move my fish back to my inproved existing tank.

option A:
- Put the fish in the old tank, with the old water.
- Restart my existing tank,
- and after the run in time move my fish back.

Option B:
- Put the fish in the old tank, with the old water
- Cleen my existing tank
- decorating existing tank
- put some of the old water back
- fill with fresh water
- put fish back

Thank you

 

[Flint]

The water does not contain enough beneficial bacteria to retain your cycle. Just keep your media wet in the holding tank with your fish and do what you need to do, then return them to the tank after acclimating them.

 

[corina savin]

Agree with Flint.
You can transfer water from one tank to the other- it will help acclimating the fish but it will not instantly cycle your new tank. You will need to move some bacteria as well and those bacteria grow on surfaces: gravel, rocks, decorations, plants, filter. I believe there is a misconception that most of bacteria is in the filter. I don't think that is entirely true.
Move as many objects from one tank to the other, even if temporary, you can take them out in a couple of weeks if you don't like them.

 

[Butterfly83]

Thanks for helping with all the advice.
I have just finished cleening my tank.
I moved my fish in my old tank + my filter and ornemends and part of the water.
I cleend my tank and rinsed my gravel.
Than I put everything back and moved my fish back.

Neckt sunday I will go get new plants and in a week or 3 I will get my new fish

Thanks