Sponge filter cycling

[duke33]

How long should I leave the hob's on before i rely solely on the sponge.

 

[black hills tj]

I'm going to seed my sponge filter in my 20g tank and then put it on a 10 gallon tank. My spongefilter gets here tomorrow :bananadance: I heard 30 days.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I'd keep it on for 2 weeks, maybe 3.

 

[duke33]

yeah, seed is the word I was trying to find. I was hoping it would be sooner. The angels are at it again, and the babies keep disappearing, ...Yeah the hob.

 

[black hills tj]

yeah, seed is the word I was trying to find. I was hoping it would be sooner. The angels are at it again, and the babies keep disappearing, ...Yeah the hob.

Are the angels the only fish in the tank? Is the HOB gobbling them up or are some of you fish snacking on them as well?

 

[duke33]

they were in the community tank, I finally got them a tall 30g. The other pair are in a 20g. Both pairs laying eggs but I'm afraid the sponges are'nt seeded yet.

 

[black hills tj]

they were in the community tank, I finally got them a tall 30g. The other pair are in a 20g. Both pairs laying eggs but I'm afraid the sponges are'nt seeded yet.

Out of curiosity...are the parents eating the eggs/fry? My dad had a problem with that. He had a pair of angels that every time they spawned they would eat most of the eggs whether the eggs were dead or not. Maybe the parents would pick up the fry as well?

You could put one of the sponges on the intake of the HOB...then it'd seed and prevent fry from being sucked up.

 

[duke33]

Good idea! Yes I do believe they eat them, what causes that? I put the tank back in a corner where there is no traffic. They have hatched out a few in the comm. tank.