Advice about moving tanks wanted :)

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Sooo I’m still in the process of cycling a new tank given that my minibow shat itself - I’m lucky the leak is relatively higher up so my shrimp are technically safe in there until the new one is ready - but I have a question after seeing something on here!

The gravel. I put a small layer of gravel in the new tank, just what I had leftover from when I first bought it, and I was planning on moving the existing tank’s gravel into the new one on ~moving day~ but I read that kicking up all the gunk and biofilm in the gravel can cause an ammonia spike. Is that right? If I agitate the gravel by moving it from one tank to another will I be making a mistake? Because if that’s the case I have no issue buying new gravel.

if any of yall have been seeing my earlier posts, my new shrimp are currently very happy and don’t seem to know their home is busted/about to be condemned:,)

Posted Apr 1, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC

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