Upgrading to a 29! Questions!

[Jesse W]

Just bought a 29 gallon for only 29 bucks! Good deal! I have two main questions! In my current 10 gallon setup I have been adding salt and have read some people not recommend it for use other than as a medication. Opinions on that?
Because of this upgrade I wanna also upgrade my whisper 20 filter to an old aquaclear 110 I haven't used in years. I have all the old filter media, nothing expect the foam is usable right? I'm also not sure of which media is essential, I know the carbon is. What about amrid and biomax? Recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!

 

[Jesse W]

Ok, I've read that you shouldn't replace your biomax and it will be fine. However is it ok if the biomax has been stored for 3 years or so?

 

[jetajockey]

Hi. I removed your 2nd post because bumping is against forum rules.


I wouldn't bother with any ammonia removing stuff if that's what amrid is. Biomax is fine to leave in there as long as you want. It's basically just a porous material that has a lot of surface area for nitrifying bacteria to colonize on. If it's been in storage it'll be okay, just give it a good rinse before using it.

Salt should only be used when medicating freshwater fish.

 

[Jesse W]

Hi. I removed your 2nd post because bumping is against forum rules.

I wouldn't bother with any ammonia removing stuff if that's what amrid is. Biomax is fine to leave in there as long as you want. It's basically just a porous material that has a lot of surface area for nitrifying bacteria to colonize on. If it's been in storage it'll be okay, just give it a good rinse before using it.

Salt should only be used when medicating freshwater fish.

Oh I'm sorry! I didn't realize! Won't happen again.

Thanks for the answer! Appreciate your help!!