Helping a friend... - Aquarium Advice

mrcrazypants05 · 02-05-2006, 02:34 AM

I've got a friend that's going to get a 30 gallon. I suggested a visitherm 250w heater, aquaclear 70/300 filter... and other things. I was just wondering if since I used 2 boxes of 110/500 BioMAX biological media for my tank that maybe I could switch out one of my bags of biomax with the bag that comes with his filter. How would that help his cycle? The tank I use them in is a 125 gallon with a higher bio load. I know it won't effect my tank because the gravel has bacteria as well. Will this speed up his cycle much? He doesnt need it right away, but im sure like everyone else if it gets done in a week or two thats great...

Lonewolfblue · 02-05-2006, 03:18 AM

It will definitely help jump-start the filter. If you can give up a small handful of gravel, put some in a new sock or pantyhose and place it in their tank on the bottom. That will help seed the bottom as well.

Lonewolfblue · 02-05-2006, 03:20 AM

Are they going to do a fishless cycle?

mrcrazypants05 · 02-05-2006, 03:23 AM

yes they are... would you recommend just dosing with pure ammonia since im giving most of the bacteria on the BioMAX? I've got plenty of gravel to put in a sock too...

Lonewolfblue · 02-05-2006, 04:07 AM

Yes, you can just dose with ammonia. Since you are jumpstarting the system, use about 3-4ppm ammonia initially, then when the ammonia goes to 0ppm, just dose 2ppm thereafter, til both ammonia and nitrite drop to 0 in 24 hours.

02-05-2006, 02:34 AM	#1
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Helping a friend... I've got a friend that's going to get a 30 gallon. I suggested a visitherm 250w heater, aquaclear 70/300 filter... and other things. I was just wondering if since I used 2 boxes of 110/500 BioMAX biological media for my tank that maybe I could switch out one of my bags of biomax with the bag that comes with his filter. How would that help his cycle? The tank I use them in is a 125 gallon with a higher bio load. I know it won't effect my tank because the gravel has bacteria as well. Will this speed up his cycle much? He doesnt need it right away, but im sure like everyone else if it gets done in a week or two thats great... __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

02-05-2006, 03:18 AM	#2
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	It will definitely help jump-start the filter. If you can give up a small handful of gravel, put some in a new sock or pantyhose and place it in their tank on the bottom. That will help seed the bottom as well. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

02-05-2006, 03:20 AM	#3
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Are they going to do a fishless cycle? __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

02-05-2006, 03:23 AM	#4
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	yes they are... would you recommend just dosing with pure ammonia since im giving most of the bacteria on the BioMAX? I've got plenty of gravel to put in a sock too... __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

02-05-2006, 04:07 AM	#5
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Yes, you can just dose with ammonia. Since you are jumpstarting the system, use about 3-4ppm ammonia initially, then when the ammonia goes to 0ppm, just dose 2ppm thereafter, til both ammonia and nitrite drop to 0 in 24 hours. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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