Here_fishy_fishy

ok i have read that u can take a filter from an established tank and put it in ur tank while ur tank is cycling is this true? is this a good idea? how does it help wut will it do if you would do that option?

Chief_waterchanger

It does not make the tank automatically cycled that particular moment, but the good bacteria on the established filter media will reproduce in the new tank. They will begin to establish on substrate, decorations, etc (any porous surface in the tank). We use this method quite a bit in the fishhouse and with over 130 tanks setup we've yet to have issue with it.

I would leave the filter on the new tank for atleast 1 week, maybe 2 just to be perfectly safe. You don't even have to move the filter, just the filter media, but assuming there is enough surfaces in the already established tank you could setup a new filter on it and the good bacteria on the other surfaces should populate the filter media of the new filter in a few days and the tank shouldn't miss a beat.

Good luck.

HatchetHaven

Here_fishy_fishy

great thanks i put it in lastnight and i am now waiting

AggieYen

Hey hey - again, sorry to hijack, but I have a related question. I have a 5 gallon with a betta, established.. I'd like to seed a new tank with my current filter media, but there's no space in the current filter to fit in a new sponge, and I don't want to run another filter in that tank because I'm thinking that could be -too- much current for Champion? Any other ideas how I can seed the filter media from the new filter without running a whole new filter in my current tank?

Here_fishy_fishy

hmm...i asked the lady at the petstore (i know i know never listen to them )that question and she said that i could maybe crumble the sponge up to fit in..or just sqish it in there..but she may not know wut she was talking about...but u could try it lol

susitna-flower

You are on the right track!

HatchetHaven