DI68
Aquarium Advice Freak
I just brought home my upgraded 300L tank and saw this morning the sump has been leaking into the carpet and has a crack... I seriously have all the luck!. I have had it repaired by an aquarium who builds tanks today but have to wait til it cures. How long can my tank run without a protein skimmer and bio filtration? The skimmer won't reach as a HOB. I have 2 wavemakers still operating for water movement and have live rock and approx 1.5- 2inches of sand. I also have livestock which came with the tank ( I have some advertised for sale ) as it was established for about 8mths. I transported around 200 litres of the original water and topped up like a PWC. I thought there would be enough beneficial bacteria to keep it running for a few days but another place I went to today confused the heck out of me...saying you start off like day1if the filtration stops after 20 mins as you lose the bacteria and he raised eyebrows when I said I had no other filtration.I had kept the sponges with detrious and sump water thinking that would get it going again when the sump is right.
Will it be ok for a few days or crash? I can hook up a new 2800p/l cannister filter if need be. It's still sitting in the box from another project I was thinking of.
Will it be ok for a few days or crash? I can hook up a new 2800p/l cannister filter if need be. It's still sitting in the box from another project I was thinking of.