Last night i noticed that my 150 gallon tank had developed a very slow leak. Since the tank is still under guarantee i have to dismantle it entirely and take it in to get it exchanged with a new one.
Tommorrow morning i will be taking out two 55 gallon tanks i have in storage so i can begin the process of dismantling the 150. I will be emptying out the 150's water into the two 55's i have. The 150 has two primary filters, an emperor 400 and and eheim 2260. Then i have 4 reversible powerheads attached to an undergravel filter. I will be using the eheim and 2 powerheads on one of the 55's and the emperor and remaining 2 powerheads on the second 55. Since i am preserving a majority of the 150's water supply and its filters, will these 2 smaller tanks go thru a crash cycle? Furthermore since the fish will only be in these tanks for a day or two until i set up the new 150. How much shock will they experience from being cramped up in smaller tanks?
When i have the 150 set up again i will try once again to preserve as much of the water in the 2, 55's to fill up the 150. Using the filters on it. Since i've preserved most of my bacteria colony how long before the tank is cycled and back to the way it was before?
This is what the tank looked like this tuesday after i finished my water change and weekly maintenance.
Tommorrow morning i will be taking out two 55 gallon tanks i have in storage so i can begin the process of dismantling the 150. I will be emptying out the 150's water into the two 55's i have. The 150 has two primary filters, an emperor 400 and and eheim 2260. Then i have 4 reversible powerheads attached to an undergravel filter. I will be using the eheim and 2 powerheads on one of the 55's and the emperor and remaining 2 powerheads on the second 55. Since i am preserving a majority of the 150's water supply and its filters, will these 2 smaller tanks go thru a crash cycle? Furthermore since the fish will only be in these tanks for a day or two until i set up the new 150. How much shock will they experience from being cramped up in smaller tanks?
When i have the 150 set up again i will try once again to preserve as much of the water in the 2, 55's to fill up the 150. Using the filters on it. Since i've preserved most of my bacteria colony how long before the tank is cycled and back to the way it was before?
This is what the tank looked like this tuesday after i finished my water change and weekly maintenance.
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