Adding soil to an estabished tank, advice needed!

[Nomadu571]

So I have my Eco-complete. How much washing should I give it? Obviously it comes with water, and says to discard if it's going into an established aquarium, however how much do i wash it prior to adding, as I don't want to wash the nutrients away?

 

[jetajockey]

You don't have to wash it at all, I just add the entire bag, added the biomagnet clarifier, gave it an hour or so to settle and then turned the filters on.

Since the tank is established I guess you could drain the liquid off first, if you really wanted you could rinse it down but I probably wouldn't bother.

 

[Nomadu571]

Excellent. Sounds good to me, I might just keep the water then as its meant to be full of good bacteria.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[BillD]

The water is not full of good bacteria. They will be adhered to the solid surfaces in your tank and filter.

 

[Nomadu571]

The water is not full of good bacteria. They will be adhered to the solid surfaces in your tank and filter.

Yeah it's ok, I understand. It's actually packed in with water which contains heterotrophic bacteria, which is what I meant. Thanks anyway.