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cracker · 02-25-2008, 06:54 PM

My 20 gl qt has been thru it's cycle as best as I can tell. No Nitrites & Nitrate levels are off the chart. It has been ready for a while now. I haven't done any water changes yet. I just topped it off & added a pinch of flake food every so often the past couple weeks. I'm using a W/D filter with bioballs. I want to move the tank. Should I save 1/2 of the old water or can I replace it all with freshly mixed Saltwater? I don't want to shock the bacteria I have in the wet dry filter. Thanks.

02-25-2008, 06:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
cracker Acropora Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North East Florida Posts: 1,785 View Gallery Karma Komment	1st water change on the QT? My 20 gl qt has been thru it's cycle as best as I can tell. No Nitrites & Nitrate levels are off the chart. It has been ready for a while now. I haven't done any water changes yet. I just topped it off & added a pinch of flake food every so often the past couple weeks. I'm using a W/D filter with bioballs. I want to move the tank. Should I save 1/2 of the old water or can I replace it all with freshly mixed Saltwater? I don't want to shock the bacteria I have in the wet dry filter. Thanks.