daniel2509
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Aug 12, 2013
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Hi guys,
I got a couple questions about exchanging the filter for my 10g tank. Last couple weeks I purchased a top fin aquarium starter kit with led light from pet smart. After 2 first weeks with trying every method to fishless cycle my tank, i failed so bad when the Ammo reached 8.0 ppm (0 nitrite + nitrate) and stalled my cycle. I even added bacteria source from my friend's spounge filter but it's going nowhere, so I did 90% wc and started everything from 0. This time, I've tried TSS( tetra safestart) with bacteria source and 1 betta, but the Ammo seems to go nowhere again.
I checked a couple threads about top fin 10 filter and how bad feedbacks ppl gave to it, so I decide to buy Fluval Aquaclear 20 to help speeding my proccess. Therefore, here's my couple questions:
1) How can I switch to the new filter and transfer my BB to it? Assuming that there are BB in the topfin 10.
2) Should i add more TSS and bacteria sources like filter media or sponge to my new filter?
3) Will Aquaclear 20 really help to speed up the proccess?
4) Do I need to do wc again?
Other advices are very welcome from you guys, thanks!
P/S: top fin 10 filter just has 1 cartridge and 1 filter media. Very small space to put anything in there, and the filter media was behind the cartridge, seems to me that all my BB will be stucked in that cartridge.
I got a couple questions about exchanging the filter for my 10g tank. Last couple weeks I purchased a top fin aquarium starter kit with led light from pet smart. After 2 first weeks with trying every method to fishless cycle my tank, i failed so bad when the Ammo reached 8.0 ppm (0 nitrite + nitrate) and stalled my cycle. I even added bacteria source from my friend's spounge filter but it's going nowhere, so I did 90% wc and started everything from 0. This time, I've tried TSS( tetra safestart) with bacteria source and 1 betta, but the Ammo seems to go nowhere again.
I checked a couple threads about top fin 10 filter and how bad feedbacks ppl gave to it, so I decide to buy Fluval Aquaclear 20 to help speeding my proccess. Therefore, here's my couple questions:
1) How can I switch to the new filter and transfer my BB to it? Assuming that there are BB in the topfin 10.
2) Should i add more TSS and bacteria sources like filter media or sponge to my new filter?
3) Will Aquaclear 20 really help to speed up the proccess?
4) Do I need to do wc again?
Other advices are very welcome from you guys, thanks!
P/S: top fin 10 filter just has 1 cartridge and 1 filter media. Very small space to put anything in there, and the filter media was behind the cartridge, seems to me that all my BB will be stucked in that cartridge.