I've decided to start a new thread on this for reasons that will become obvious. My current setup that was moving along nicely for 2 years has gone "pear shaped" because of a leak. Details are on my thread Ashraf's Jacuzzi Reef. Anyway i now have 2 choices
1) Attempt to repair the existing setup which is a logistical nightmare because I would need to temporarily house the live stock elsewhere, but will cost a lot less.
2) Start a totally new setup (i.e. New Tank, New Location) which is easier to achieve in but pretty expensive. I can go bigger and better though and kind of have the money.
I'm swaying to option 2, but I am worried about the risk of introducing the livestock into a new setup that may or may not need to cycle. How would I go about transefering my current state of affairs and avoiding the "new tank" syndrome in the new setup. Especially given the sudden bioload that the new setup will be experiencing.
1) Attempt to repair the existing setup which is a logistical nightmare because I would need to temporarily house the live stock elsewhere, but will cost a lot less.
2) Start a totally new setup (i.e. New Tank, New Location) which is easier to achieve in but pretty expensive. I can go bigger and better though and kind of have the money.
I'm swaying to option 2, but I am worried about the risk of introducing the livestock into a new setup that may or may not need to cycle. How would I go about transefering my current state of affairs and avoiding the "new tank" syndrome in the new setup. Especially given the sudden bioload that the new setup will be experiencing.