fry tank filter cycle
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tamtam
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It would probably take a couple weeks.
Would any of the media from your main filter fit in the smaller one? Fry don't have the biggest bioload so I doubt it would take a lot of media and if you've got a decent stock in your main tank it's probably got a a lot of bacteria built up.
Would any of the media from your main filter fit in the smaller one? Fry don't have the biggest bioload so I doubt it would take a lot of media and if you've got a decent stock in your main tank it's probably got a a lot of bacteria built up.
tamtam said:
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A small amount of bio balls/ceramic rings or a piece of sponge will help get the new filter going for a fry tank. Test levels to be certain and perform gentle water changes if any levels spike higher than you want.
Jon
Unfortunately the filter is a juwel bio flow mini and only has one sponge. The only other way I can think of doing it is to use the fluval u2 I have in my main tank as a secondary filter. The main filter is an aquis 500 external. Then get a fluval u3 for my main tank and share the media as the u2 and u3 use the same bio noodles.
