How long to seed a new filter? - Aquarium Advice

sudz · 01-13-2007, 11:59 AM

Hey guys, I set up a Fluval 304 on boxing day, and i've been running it side by side with my established AC 70. How long until i can disconnect the AC70? The tank is heavily stocked (IMO)

3 redfin rainbows
2 Milleneium rainbows
4 cardinals
4 congo tetras
3 dwarf Rainbows
2 false sae's
1 clown loach,
3 Black Phantom tetra's

Its a 44 gallon Planted.
I also keep the heat fairly high (83*f) I dont know if that would affect things.

Thanks for your input

**Fishyfanatic** · 01-13-2007, 12:13 PM

I'd run them together for 2 to 3 weeks just to be safe.

Jchillin · 01-13-2007, 12:50 PM

When was Boxing Day (not too familiar with the Holidays up North).

sudz · 01-13-2007, 01:30 PM

Boxing day is the day after christmas :P (december 26th)

are you saying that you don't have "crazy boxing day sales" etc?

I thought it was a north american thing.

rich311k · 01-13-2007, 01:57 PM

No Boxing Day in the USA. I think its an English thing.

zenkatydid · 01-14-2007, 09:45 PM

you don't have boxing day?! bizarre!

**Fishyfanatic** · 01-15-2007, 12:24 AM

No. I've never heard of it actually.

SlayerBarb · 01-15-2007, 03:42 AM

haha, i live right on the canadian border, so there's tons of traffic going up to all the canadian boxing day sales the day after christmas...

coldmachineUK · 01-15-2007, 08:24 AM

:O I thought Boxing Day was, well, sorta universal for any place that celebrated Christmas! lol
Boxing Day is, I guess, the Day for Visiting Relatives You've Avoided for the Last Year....least it is here in the UK lol.

Re running the second filter: I'd go 3 weeks to 4 just to be on the safe side, but that's really conservative so you may opt for the lower end of that!

SparKy697 · 01-15-2007, 10:29 AM

83 deg seems high to me. Unless some of your fish specifically need that high of a temperature. I just recently discovered that I was running around 83 deg. due to a faulty thermometer, I kind of freaked out over it. I dropped to around 76 deg. and IMO my fish seem to be more comfortable. Their respiration has slowed considerably and they seem a bit more active. I know that cooler water holds more o2, but I don't really know if 7 deg. would make that much difference in the DO in the water though.

Also I believe I have read that just under 86 deg. is prime temp for some nasty things we don't want in our tank, like ich and so on.

In the U.S. it isn't called boxing day but trust me, there are plenty of people running to the stores for sales or to return stuff that they don't want.

01-13-2007, 11:59 AM	#1
sudz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 765 Images: 27	How long to seed a new filter? Hey guys, I set up a Fluval 304 on boxing day, and i've been running it side by side with my established AC 70. How long until i can disconnect the AC70? The tank is heavily stocked (IMO) 3 redfin rainbows 2 Milleneium rainbows 4 cardinals 4 congo tetras 3 dwarf Rainbows 2 false sae's 1 clown loach, 3 Black Phantom tetra's Its a 44 gallon Planted. I also keep the heat fairly high (83*f) I dont know if that would affect things. Thanks for your input __________________ Sudz "Mommy... That fish looks funny swimming upside down!" [size=2] 44 Gal, 2.2WPG10 Cardinal Tetra's 2 Clown Loach, 4 Black Phantom Tetra's, 1 Millenium Rainbow, 4 Congo Tetra's, 1 Simease Algae Eater, 2 Mollies

01-13-2007, 12:13 PM	#2
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I'd run them together for 2 to 3 weeks just to be safe. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

01-13-2007, 12:50 PM	#3
Jchillin Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York, NY (The Big Apple) Posts: 12,976 Images: 47	When was Boxing Day (not too familiar with the Holidays up North). __________________ _________________________________

01-13-2007, 01:30 PM	#4
sudz Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 765 Images: 27	Boxing day is the day after christmas :P (december 26th) are you saying that you don't have "crazy boxing day sales" etc? I thought it was a north american thing. __________________ Sudz "Mommy... That fish looks funny swimming upside down!" [size=2] 44 Gal, 2.2WPG10 Cardinal Tetra's 2 Clown Loach, 4 Black Phantom Tetra's, 1 Millenium Rainbow, 4 Congo Tetra's, 1 Simease Algae Eater, 2 Mollies

01-14-2007, 09:45 PM	#6
zenkatydid Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 765 Images: 3	you don't have boxing day?! bizarre! __________________ 50gal planted - yoyo loaches, BNs, SAE, odessa barbs 28gal planted - sparkling gouramis, dwarf cories (hastatus, habrosus, pygmaeus) 5gal planted - betta, otos 5gal planted - glass shrimp, CRS

01-13-2007, 01:57 PM	#5
rich311k Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 8,972 Images: 35	No Boxing Day in the USA. I think its an English thing.

01-15-2007, 12:24 AM	#7
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	No. I've never heard of it actually. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

01-15-2007, 03:42 AM	#8
SlayerBarb Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 21	haha, i live right on the canadian border, so there's tons of traffic going up to all the canadian boxing day sales the day after christmas...

01-15-2007, 08:24 AM	#9
coldmachineUK Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: UK Posts: 709 Images: 6	:O I thought Boxing Day was, well, sorta universal for any place that celebrated Christmas! lol Boxing Day is, I guess, the Day for Visiting Relatives You've Avoided for the Last Year....least it is here in the UK lol. Re running the second filter: I'd go 3 weeks to 4 just to be on the safe side, but that's really conservative so you may opt for the lower end of that! __________________ For expert advice check out these great sites: The Puffer Forum: http://www.thepufferforum.com \| The Cichlid Forum: http://www.cichlid-forum.com \| Cichlid Room Companion Forum: http://www.cichlidae.com \| Planet Catfish: http://www.planetcatfish.com \| PlecoFanatics: http://www.plecofanatics.com \| Gobioid Research Institite: http://www.gobiidae.com \| Fishbase.org: http://www.fishbase.org ------------------------------------------------------- 36 Gal: Malawi Cichlids \| 36 Gal: Brackish Puffer \| 58 Gal: FW Community \| 20 Gal: FW RTBS Shark \| 10 Gal: FW Breeder Spares: 20 Gal: Former River Conditions \| 8 Gal: Former Fry Tank \| 32G: Former Community Tank

01-15-2007, 10:29 AM	#10
SparKy697 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 1,240 Images: 3	83 deg seems high to me. Unless some of your fish specifically need that high of a temperature. I just recently discovered that I was running around 83 deg. due to a faulty thermometer, I kind of freaked out over it. I dropped to around 76 deg. and IMO my fish seem to be more comfortable. Their respiration has slowed considerably and they seem a bit more active. I know that cooler water holds more o2, but I don't really know if 7 deg. would make that much difference in the DO in the water though. Also I believe I have read that just under 86 deg. is prime temp for some nasty things we don't want in our tank, like ich and so on. In the U.S. it isn't called boxing day but trust me, there are plenty of people running to the stores for sales or to return stuff that they don't want. __________________ -Joe Click "My Info" for tank information. My 55g Tank Log Read About The Nitrogen Cycle Read About The Fishless Cycle

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