Swapping tanks

[KhmerStyle]

I would save all old water and top off with new water.

[Austy16414]

Ok thanks. Time to stock up on buckets

[moganman]

Bacteria attaches to the media. Saving old water is a waste of time. Just use the same filters and don't rinse the media with tap.

[Austy16414]

Not a total waste, it will make matching the other parameters and the temperature easier, but as far bacteria it won't be much help

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[moganman]

Parameters are constantly changing. You think the nitrates are the same today that they were a week ago? Treat it as a water change.

[Austy16414]

Of course not. But they will hardly change in the hour it takes to set up

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[Ogrodii]

You can go either way on this one but i always use some of my old water when moving fish to an unestablished tank.

[Austy16414]

True. It's not like it will hurt

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[moganman]

If you gotta pay $5 per bucket it will hurt lol

[Austy16414]

I've got 3 buckets and 4 15 gallon tubs, so I think I'm good, but I get what you're sayin

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[troy tucker]

You should already have the filter for the 125 set up and cycling. This will save you time cycling the new tank. As for the water either way but I would do it like a water change.

[Austy16414]

I've got all the filters for it cycled already, I'm just pulling them off the 55 and hooking them up to the 120

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[troy tucker]

Sounds like you're ready to go...

[Austy16414]

Righteous

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[KhmerStyle]

If you gotta pay $5 per bucket it will hurt lol

There about 3 dollars at home depot