brittanykluss
Aquarium Advice Freak
Is it safe to do? I got some filter juice (lol) from an established tank, can I put that in there? And if its still okay to put it in there where do I pour it? in my filter?
Filter juice..... have to admit, I've never heard that one before.
If they squeezed their filter out into some water it will be helpful. If it's just some water from another tank...it won't help at all.
brittanykluss said:Its filter juice! LOL juice from the filter sponge squeezed out into a container.
That will contain some beneficial bacteria...but it's not going to make a dramatic difference. It will help a bit though.
In my experience adding things like filter squeezings, decorations or gravel from an established tank doesn't really cycle it...but it "seeds" the tank with beneficial bacteria to get the party started. If you can get the person to take a pair of scissors to their filter and give you a piece of it, that would be ideal since that's where most of the beneficial bacteria are.
Personally I'd pour the water over the filters in your tank...but I'm not sure that makes a big difference.