Switching filters.

[Lowryder]

I want to switch my filter from a 40g brackish to my 29g FW. Will there be any problems, or is this a bad idea?

 

[mfdrookie516]

will work fine if you change out the media and clean the filter real good first

 

[Lowryder]

So that means I will have to re-cycle the tank? By washing the filter and changing the media, wont that rid the beneficial bacteria?

 

[mfdrookie516]

the bacteria in a brackish setup is the same as a sw setup... so either way, the bacteria currently in the filter on the brackish tank wont do anything for you in the fw tank

 

[Lowryder]

Ahh, makes sense. Oh well, was worth a try, thanks.

 

[Mudfrog]

Just seed the new filter with the current filter on the 29g, should be ready within a couple weeks and no need to recycle.

 

[Lowryder]

What I will most likely do is run both filters on the 29g for a month or so. I am no real hurry because I am turning the 40g into a pretty wild looking paludarium. I was just wondering if I could go from BW to FW like that.

 

[Mudfrog]

That is the best thing to do.