stocking Nuvo 20 abyss

[redwhiteandink]

So i decided to upgrade my Nuvo 16 to the Nuvo 20 abyss drop off so my question how can i stock it

Tank so far
20 pounds carib sea "live" sand
25 pounds live rock for my old tank
amd used all my water from my old tank so hoping it doesnt recycle:spin:

i have 2 clownfish and a cleaner shrimp can i add any other fish without way overstocking it?

 

[rjl09]

Yes u can still stock. There are alot of nano fish. I have a small 6 gallon tank with a yellow clown goby, hi fin goby, small mandarin and a red ruby dragonet. The mandarin and dragonet will eventually go into my 75 gallon once I know they can fully eat and rely on frozen food.

 

[guarda]

I've done this about 4 times already, for each upgrade to a larger tank. IME you can use 100% new water. I also used a cup of old sand each time. Never got a cycle. At least not a measurable one.