Originally Posted by SH2000
http:///forum/post/2466880
I'm upgrading today my 55 to 110 I already have the water all set in a bucket or buckets mixed..and tested..I plan hopefully this goes well im praying...to add my 55 gal of dt water to the 110 along with the 90 lb of sand and all my inverts fish and corals since this is a huge massive water change will this cause a crash or effect my params ?
here they are as I just tested.
PH-8.2
Sal-1.026
Temp-78-80F
Ammonia-0
Nitrite-0
Nitrate-0
ALK-10 DKH
Calcium 450
Magnesium-1280
Phosphates-1.0
THANKS
Well, I dont' see any mention of live rock, but I'm assuming you have some of that in your 55. I'd also use some of the sand from there too. The catch here is that the new tank doesn't have any biological filtration (beneficial bacteria) buildup on any of the glass, in the overflows, plumbing, etc, so the only bacteria you'll have comes in the sand and live rock. It should be sufficient to see too much ammonia buildup, but have plenty of mixed up salt water on hand in case you start seeing any ammonia so you can do a quick water change. You'll need to keep an eye on it for the first week or two, but after that you should have some bacteria in place to keep it stable. Hope that helps, and good luck with the upgrade!
Edit: Don't add any new live rock (cured or uncured) during this process, either. JMO, but you don't want to bring in any variables that could jump-start a cycle...
