Only1Mike Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Just starting out. Have an Aquareef 300 setup for native marine with a few local inhabitants from our shoreline. Tripplefin's, Spotty's, crabs and and stars inc an 30cm eleven arm.Also setting up an Aquareef 400 tropical marine tank. can I use some of the cycled water from the other tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiraka Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Welcome The water is not cycled, it carries very little beneficial bacteria. Most of the bacteria live in the filter media, the rest is in the substrate and on any surfaces. The best way to add bacteria is to transfer media from the filter of a cycled tank into the new tanks filter. There may be a large die off due to the temperature difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 I have found when transferring live rock from cold to tropical or vice versa die off is usually about 30% so water changes are needed for awhie after transfer to keep ammonia in checkIdentification guides hereAnd some guides here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only1Mike Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hi from a fellow Hawkes Bay member Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Only1Mike Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Cheers, What type of fish, etc do you keep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 A 350 litre tank with silver dollars and a mix of large peaceful fish, a community with barbs and tetras, a few native fish, six australe killifish and some wild mollys from the molly hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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