digitallinh
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jun 23, 2011
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Hi,
I have an established 29 gallon about a month old(my first tank, tetracycle, been reading 0's for weeks now), and just picked up an ebi from amazon that I'm planning to breed cherry shrimp in to feed my fish.
My question is in regards to Cycling the ebi. If I were to run the nano filter in my established tank, how long would it take for the bacteria to grow inside the nank filter, at least enough for my shrimp?
Would I have to increase the fish load in order to spur the bacteria to grow in the new filter?
Would taking some of the rings inside my canister and putting them in the nano filter be a better way? Would this cause a mini cycle in my main tank, which is heavily planted/dosed?
Any thoughts on the best approach would be appreciated.
I have an established 29 gallon about a month old(my first tank, tetracycle, been reading 0's for weeks now), and just picked up an ebi from amazon that I'm planning to breed cherry shrimp in to feed my fish.
My question is in regards to Cycling the ebi. If I were to run the nano filter in my established tank, how long would it take for the bacteria to grow inside the nank filter, at least enough for my shrimp?
Would I have to increase the fish load in order to spur the bacteria to grow in the new filter?
Would taking some of the rings inside my canister and putting them in the nano filter be a better way? Would this cause a mini cycle in my main tank, which is heavily planted/dosed?
Any thoughts on the best approach would be appreciated.