When should I start a new catalogue?

I have 21,000 images on an external hard drive that is now fill. I am adding a new external drive. I am using Lightroom 4.1. Is it better to start a new catalogue or should I continue with my exsisting catalogue and just load the photos to a new location?

hundin06-
i think it really depends on the user like Rikk Flohr said above.
here is a useful link on singe vs. multiple catalogs:
http://lightroomsecrets.com/2009/05/single-catalog-or-multiple-catalogs/
more on database catalogs-
http://layersmagazine.com/working-with-database-catalogs-in-lightroom.html
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