HELP! cycle an aquarium
While the transfer of your present filters in the same environment (water) of your previous tank will go a long way in preserving much of your nitrifying bacteria, you will still find that you are going to experience at least a mini-cycle, and should be aware of this. As Lenny said, if you are presently using a UGF (under gravel filter), there will be addition colonies of these bacteria throughout the gravel, but otherwise, this bacteria will only be growing on the substrate surface for the most part — which will get buried when you transfer this gravel to the new tank. Too, depending upon how long you’ve had your present tank set up, almost invariably you will find at least some degree of dirt and debris settled in the strata of your gravel which will need to be cleaned (use only aquarium water). Ray
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