bgk111
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hey All,
I am trying to do a fish-less cycling right now, but Ive been doing some reading and had a question. I am concerned because I have a 16 gallon tank and am using a Whisper inside power filter that had the "spongy" filter and an activated carbon filter inside (These came with my set). Ive been reading that you want to change the carbon filter around every 2 weeks or so, but that doing so can restart the whole cycling process. Is it ok to add like, a second carbon filter and just offset the replacement period (just shove it into the filter container)? There really isn't room for a second power filter, maybe my tank is too small for this to matter? Is there anything else I can use as a biological bacteria medium that I could change or replace at an offset time to avoid loosing the bacteria culture? Thanks for any advice!
I am trying to do a fish-less cycling right now, but Ive been doing some reading and had a question. I am concerned because I have a 16 gallon tank and am using a Whisper inside power filter that had the "spongy" filter and an activated carbon filter inside (These came with my set). Ive been reading that you want to change the carbon filter around every 2 weeks or so, but that doing so can restart the whole cycling process. Is it ok to add like, a second carbon filter and just offset the replacement period (just shove it into the filter container)? There really isn't room for a second power filter, maybe my tank is too small for this to matter? Is there anything else I can use as a biological bacteria medium that I could change or replace at an offset time to avoid loosing the bacteria culture? Thanks for any advice!