WMAS Discussion Forum : upgrading 55g to 65g with sump http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:54:35 +0000 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:45:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=53823 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[upgrading 55g to 65g with sump : I feel I can give you pretty good...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53823&PID=447490&title=upgrading-55g-to-65g-with-sump#447490 Author: BillyC
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Posted: January 20 2012 at 9:45am

I feel I can give you pretty good advice because I recently upgraded from a 65g total water volume to my current 150g total water volume. I did it pretty successfully and only had a very small diatom cycle. I was able to transfer all of my reef and fish in one evening. What I think helped most was using all of the live rock that i had and using as much "live water" as possible from my old tank. During the transfer I put all of my LR in several tubs with a powerhead and heater and took it out of the water for as short a time as possible. Like you, I also started with fresh substrate. If done right, I don't think there is much risk of a crash because it is almost as if you are doing a huge water change and changing out the glass. ]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:45:57 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53823&PID=447490&title=upgrading-55g-to-65g-with-sump#447490 <![CDATA[upgrading 55g to 65g with sump : I will be taking everything from...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53823&PID=447480&title=upgrading-55g-to-65g-with-sump#447480 Author: the seanze
Subject: 53823
Posted: January 20 2012 at 8:58am

I will be taking everything from my 55 gallon tank to a 65 tank with a 20 gallon sump. Also I will be getting new sand and giving my old crushed coral away or throwing it out. Is there much risk of a biological crash in the tank? Any tips or advice would be appreciated.
 
Thank you!
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