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Hubert90

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Im planning on buying either ottos or shrimp to add to my 10 gallons which is a heavily planted betta tank! It used to be a QT tank but it was sitting there for months and I couldn't bare an empty tank. So now i don't know what to do if I do decide to buy ottos. And I don't think I can afford buying another qt tank. I spend over $1000 setting up my quarantine tank. So I'm on a tight budget ATM. Thanks
 
But what about cycling for the QT tank? Do you have to set it up 2 months ahead to make sure the water is right first? I have always wondered this.
 
I keep an AC20 running on my 36 gallon for the sole purpose of having a seeded filter ready to go. You can do the same thing by having an extra sponge in your main filter.
 
+1 to rich311k on both posts!

I use a semi opaque 5g tub (5.99 at Target), have a spare heater and an extra filter on a couple tanks (never can have too much filtration) and when I need a QT, I can have it setup in 10 minutes time. I use 2g or so of seasoned tank water, top with cured tap water, plug it all in and it's instantly cycled.
 
Mr. Limpet said:
+1 to rich311k on both posts!

I use a semi opaque 5g tub (5.99 at Target), have a spare heater and an extra filter on a couple tanks (never can have too much filtration) and when I need a QT, I can have it setup in 10 minutes time. I use 2g or so of seasoned tank water, top with cured tap water, plug it all in and it's instantly cycled.

Alright i think I'm gonna buy a sponge filter since I have a spare air tube. Will tag be sufficient once cycled?
 
Mr. Limpet said:
Should be depending on the size tub you get.

O ok I'll probably get something small.. I don't want my parents finding out I spent more money on this hobby. To them fish are just fish no feels and theres no need for me to do what I currently am doin.. Haha i always had to lie about how much everything cost.
 
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