Upgrading a cycled tank

[jaycopper]

So I have a 5.5 gal with a betta, a nerite, and a few ghost shrimp in it. I am planning to upgrade them to a 10 gal, basically I just want to move everything thats in the 5.5 right to the 10 gal (filter, plants, substrate etc. plus I will add some gravel on top of the current substrate so there is enough to form a decent layer in the 10 gal). So based on what I know of the nitrogen cycle and beneficial bacteria, the 10 gal should be cycled automatically due to the bb on the filter and the substrate right? I just want to make sure I'm correct before doing any more planning. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[IzabelB]

That’s correct. As long as the media stays soaking wet, it won’t die.

 

[PaprikaFish]

Correct; make sure that if you have to temporarily soak the filter media to keep it wet, you dechlorinate the water you're putting it in.

 

[jaycopper]

That’s correct. As long as the media stays soaking wet, it won’t die.

Correct; make sure that if you have to temporarily soak the filter media to keep it wet, you dechlorinate the water you're putting it in.

Awesome, what I'll probably do is just move everything at once into the new tank, including the water from the old tank, then I'll top it up with dechlorinated water. That way there won't be a huge change with the water parameters so the inhabitants won't be super stressed. Thanks for the help