All new water??

[scottwhitson]

I am moving from a 55 that has been set up for 2+years to a 75 with a 30 gallon sump and was wondering if I could use all new water or if I have to use some of the old water from the 55. I have around 100 pounds of live rock and am using new sand. In the 55 there are a few corals such as Xenia, star polyps, mushroom etc...... Also an anenome and 4 fish. If I could get away with all new water without hurting anything I would prefer that as it would make the move so much easier. Any thoughts???

[WaterKeeper]

Hi Scott,

All new water is just fine. All the bugs on that LR will seed it in a jiffy and, contrary to popular belief, there are really very few bacteria swimming around in the water column.

[scottwhitson]

Thanks waterkeeper so it would be ok to use all new water and move everything directly from the 55 over to the new tank???

[WaterKeeper]

Sure, that is not a problem. Just make sure the new tank is the same salinity and temp as the old one.

[scottwhitson]

Thanks for really fast replies I really appreciate it.

[brice125]

I moved a 125 gal. in oct last year & replaced all of the water with no problems. Like he said make sure the parameters are close.

My problem came in stirring up the old sand bed & released a ton of nitrates........so new sand is a great idea.

[scottwhitson]

Cool new water it is. Thanks again.