new tank with live rock

[northernpike]

we started a 300 gallon tank, a month ago, we put uncured live rock in the tank about 2 1/2 weeks ago. We also have a 120 gallon tank we started about a year ago which is doing very well. when would it be safe to start removing the rock and fish and coral to the 300 gallon.

thank you

[46FiatYamaha]

it's safe to transfer if the ammonia and nitrite are zero, if not it's not done cycling yet

[fishyfriend4u]

keep testing the water you might not get any readings i didn't get high amonia spike till 3 months after i put my tank together. 46fiatyamaha is right once ur 0 ur good to go

[northernpike]

Thank you for your help.
R we best to not put anything into the tank yet.
we do want to kill our coral or any fish we move over from the other tank.

again, thank you

[gnorts]

I would let it "cook" for awhile monitoring it. To risky right now to transfer.

[1DeR9_3Hy]

If there is no rush in moving the inhabitants, let that new tank cycle as long as you can (3-4 months...or longer). It wont hurt anything to slowly add your corals either over that time frame.

But like said above, wait for the ammonia/nitrite readings to bottom out before doing even that.

[OTCHU]

you should wait at least 2 or 3 months just to be sure your tank is stable

[Rjukan]

I would do a few nice size water changes out of the 120 right into the 300.

[nikon187]

only your levels can tell you when to start moving things over. Every tank is different some take a couple weeks some a couple months