kindafishy
Aquarium Advice Activist
So I am thinking, if the goal is to get a viable and ample colony of bacteria going, why would you change the media and lose this after six months, as per the manufacturer's instructions?
I use bacti-stars in my filter : API Bacti Stars - APIRE731A - AquariumSuperstore - The UK's Leading Online Aquatic Retailer
Why would I want to do that, which would effectively get rid of the very bacteria I am aiming for in my tank cycling efforts??? Am I way off base here, or wouldn't it just be better to keep the same media forever? Or is that just gross??
My alternative solution would be to not change the 3 bacti-stars that I put in the filter at once, but do a sort of rotation, only changing one at a time every 6 (?) months?
Am I being silly? Experts?
I use bacti-stars in my filter : API Bacti Stars - APIRE731A - AquariumSuperstore - The UK's Leading Online Aquatic Retailer
Why would I want to do that, which would effectively get rid of the very bacteria I am aiming for in my tank cycling efforts??? Am I way off base here, or wouldn't it just be better to keep the same media forever? Or is that just gross??
My alternative solution would be to not change the 3 bacti-stars that I put in the filter at once, but do a sort of rotation, only changing one at a time every 6 (?) months?
Am I being silly? Experts?