Ken D.

We'll, finally got a day to do this! Camping trip and life keep getting in the way. Switched over my 10 gal to my new 29 gal in the same spot. Only one minor hiccup when I found the clean 5 gal Lowe's bucket that my fish were in had an unknown leak and there was water everywhere. Switched containers very quickly and all was ok. A process I thought I could do in 2 hours took me 3. And I'm definitely going to use live plants so in a week or so I'll be introducing some in. I may try the tip from xXInkedPhoenixX and have a couple of silk plants in there for color and while the live ones start up.

I'm glad you're having success with the UGF! I mean, my tank was clean using it, I just felt I should be cleaning out a filter every once in a while!

Thanks everyone! Good ideas to consider. I might try some live plants after all!

I had an UGF years ago and while it did a good job of keeping the water clean, I always had this feeling of, "what's under there?" I like to be able to clean a filter and know more of what's going on. After that one I never tried it again.

I've been toying with trying live plants, but may just stick with silk. I can't kill a silk plant. And probably just stick with tetras for the main part. I'd kind of like to find a flagtail catfish. I had one when I was in high school but never since. And although a 29 may be too small, way back then it did just fine in my 10 gal.

Hi! I'm the new guy here. Just want some thoughts before I do this. I've had aquariums ever since high school. I now have a well established 10 gal that I'm planning to switch out for a 29 gal. All the stuff I need I have, just need to set it up. I only have room for one so the 10 has to go! And of course I have the fish that I'd like to keep. So I figured it would be a hectic 2 hours of breaking one down, setting the other one up. Fish in a clean bucket with aquarium water and an air stone. Mixing old substrate with new. Treating water with API Stress Coat and Quick Start. What am I missing?