If I move gravel and water from a 10 gal to a 20 gal, will i be able to skip the tank conditioning step?

Answer 1

Move the gravel and ditch the water. The gravel is where the beneficial bacteria live, not in the water. It would likely help your fish for a 100% water change now and then anyway.

Answer 2

If you move the gravel with a couple of inches of water, you'll have a better chance of keeping some bacteria, but I'd condition the tank just to be on the safe side.

Answer 3

The gravel more so than the water. I think I'd only retain a small portion of the water, as it doesn't actually contain the beneficial bacteria in your gravel and filter.
I've "jump started" tanks using gravel and filter media in a week or so.

Answer 4

Not really.... but you get to speed it up a little bit faster than if you just have a small amount of gravel and water.

Answer 5

Too many fishes. too lots of photograph voltaic. Shift the region to ten gal place. seek for suggestion from the fish puppy save they could recommend which addition might sparkling it off. desire you're no longer overfeeding and the foodstuff isn't too advantageous and get dissolved in water surely. i'm no longer an authority yet basically suggesting some techniques and potential that may assist you no longer which you're no longer conscious.actually the filter out isn't doing a suitable interest and the flowers could be too many and too lots of advantageous sand and the air filters are placed in edge gravel no longer permitting the dirt to settle.

Answer 6

No because you will still have to add more gravel and more water that hasn't already been cycled.

Nosoop4u

Answer 7

Not completely, but if you also move the filter you can really shorten it and make it only a small blip as you add new fish tot he larger tank.

MM

Answer 8

nope, just shorten the step