LudicrouSpeed
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
The instructions for the medication I'm giving my fish says I should remove the activated carbon filter while doing the treatment. My research shows me that the carbon filter would remove the medication from the water. So in the meantime, should I save my old filter?
I was under the impression that the filter (in my case, a bio bag with activated carbon) was the richest source of beneficial bacteria in my tank for the nitrogen cycle. By removing and replacing the filter after the treatment is done, won't that cause my tank to cycle again?
It occurred to me I could save the bacteria by keeping the carbon filter in a bucket of tank water, but supposedly the bacteria will die without ammonia anyway. Doesn anyone know if that's true?
Thanks.
I was under the impression that the filter (in my case, a bio bag with activated carbon) was the richest source of beneficial bacteria in my tank for the nitrogen cycle. By removing and replacing the filter after the treatment is done, won't that cause my tank to cycle again?
It occurred to me I could save the bacteria by keeping the carbon filter in a bucket of tank water, but supposedly the bacteria will die without ammonia anyway. Doesn anyone know if that's true?
Thanks.