Mark Hewitt
Aquarium Advice FINatic
We started out with a 6.6 gallon tank which we put into the shed when we got our 17 gallon one. However I'm now planning to get the old 6.6 gallon out, dust it down and put it back in use again!
Please can you comment on the procedure I've outlined and see if it sounds a sensible one!
- Get a new filter (don't trust the old one) suitable for that size of tank
- Mount that filter in the big existing tank and set it running, leave it for a month.
- 3 weeks later get the small tank and set it up, with the sand, decorations, heater etc and fill up with water and allow to settle for a week.
- 1 hour before we get the new fish, move the filter which has been running in the big tank for a month, into the small tank.
- Get a couple of small fish, and leave them for at least another month before adding more.
- Test the water in both tanks regularly and water change if necessary (in any case at least once a week of course)
Does that all sound sensible and mean that the tank will have a fully cycled filter ready to put fish in?
Please can you comment on the procedure I've outlined and see if it sounds a sensible one!
- Get a new filter (don't trust the old one) suitable for that size of tank
- Mount that filter in the big existing tank and set it running, leave it for a month.
- 3 weeks later get the small tank and set it up, with the sand, decorations, heater etc and fill up with water and allow to settle for a week.
- 1 hour before we get the new fish, move the filter which has been running in the big tank for a month, into the small tank.
- Get a couple of small fish, and leave them for at least another month before adding more.
- Test the water in both tanks regularly and water change if necessary (in any case at least once a week of course)
Does that all sound sensible and mean that the tank will have a fully cycled filter ready to put fish in?