Driftwoods
Aquarium Advice Newbie
So essentially I am currently mid cycle with ammonia on a 125 litre with an Oase Biomaster 350 canister.
To seed the tank my local pet shop gave me some of their filter material (not sure what it's called but but it looks like a bit like a white nut or white round with hole in the middle).
The issue is that this filter material seems to have had fish skin attached to it as when I have turned the filter off for a second the fish skin has come into the tank in little clouds. When the filter is left on through it didn't cause a problem as it stays in the filter.
I'm worried about 2 things- one is that the fish skin may clog up the filter. I could give it a clean in tank water but I'm concerned about ruining my cycle.
Secondly I'm concerned that the fish skin will cause an issue to my fish when they are put in?
To seed the tank my local pet shop gave me some of their filter material (not sure what it's called but but it looks like a bit like a white nut or white round with hole in the middle).
The issue is that this filter material seems to have had fish skin attached to it as when I have turned the filter off for a second the fish skin has come into the tank in little clouds. When the filter is left on through it didn't cause a problem as it stays in the filter.
I'm worried about 2 things- one is that the fish skin may clog up the filter. I could give it a clean in tank water but I'm concerned about ruining my cycle.
Secondly I'm concerned that the fish skin will cause an issue to my fish when they are put in?