Sudden change of filter in shrimp setup

[xxfymxx]

Hey all,

Would just like to ask if I want to change filter for my shrimp tank, what's the best way to go about doing it so that I do not hurt the shrimps .

[Shadow]

re-use the old media

[eviltrain]

Agree with above. But best is to transfer within 15 mins as the bb might dried up.

Send from my GT-P1000 (Overcome 7 Series v4.0.0)

[xxfymxx]

But if changing from hof to canister?
If no choice I may setup another tank to cycle first then transfer

[shawnc9]

I recently did a transfer from hob to canister and everything went well. These are the steps I took

1) Transfer some biomedia from hob to new canister.
2) Run both hob and new canister for more than a week.
3) Transfer all bio media to new canister. Other stuff that cannot be transfered (e.g. in cartridge form) I will drop it in the tank and will leave it for next 3 weeks.

You can never be too careful. Maybe experts here can contribute other tips.

[xxfymxx]

That's a pretty good and interesting way, maybe I can give it a shot

[BFG]

If you are doing in advance, suggest you run the canister on the same tank for a month to let the beneficial bacteria populate the media in the canister. You can shut off the hob after this.