bloodlucky
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My 1 gallon nursery/qt tank sprung a minor leak but luckily I kept the receipt and the box for it, so I'm taking it back to petco and getting a 2.5 gallon to upgrade my qt tank.
Anyway what I did to prepare my 1 gallon was I filled it with my main tank water then threw a cheap test guppy in there to make sure the water quality was ok before I put actual sick/baby fish in there. The test guppy showed no signs of stress so after a month I moved the guppy into the main tank and I was all set with the qt
But since 2.5 gallon is a bit larger I'm wondering if there's anything additional I should do besides using the water I have in my main tank. Should I also use the substrate for my main tank? That must hold a lot of beneficial bacteria
One more thing. Do 2.5's need heaters or does the light still warm it?
Anyway what I did to prepare my 1 gallon was I filled it with my main tank water then threw a cheap test guppy in there to make sure the water quality was ok before I put actual sick/baby fish in there. The test guppy showed no signs of stress so after a month I moved the guppy into the main tank and I was all set with the qt
But since 2.5 gallon is a bit larger I'm wondering if there's anything additional I should do besides using the water I have in my main tank. Should I also use the substrate for my main tank? That must hold a lot of beneficial bacteria
One more thing. Do 2.5's need heaters or does the light still warm it?