savage
Aquarium Advice Activist
I'm not in a pinch with this question or anything, but it was just something that I was pondering
Isn't a cycle (regardless of type) just the process of balancing benficial bacteria to the waste production of your tank?
If that's so, then wouldn't removing seeded materials from a tank create the possibility of causing a slight deficiency of BB in the tank you're taking it from?
Sorry, but sometimes I get in 'deep-thinking' mode. This would be one of those times.
I just figure that if BB can be starved to death, and over-fed (not being able to keep up with waste production), that there would naturally be an adjustment period for the BB that remain after you remove the seeded material.
I'm no scientist, so hopefully this question isn't ridiculous. Just something that popped into my grape while I was staring at my tank!
Isn't a cycle (regardless of type) just the process of balancing benficial bacteria to the waste production of your tank?
If that's so, then wouldn't removing seeded materials from a tank create the possibility of causing a slight deficiency of BB in the tank you're taking it from?
Sorry, but sometimes I get in 'deep-thinking' mode. This would be one of those times.
I just figure that if BB can be starved to death, and over-fed (not being able to keep up with waste production), that there would naturally be an adjustment period for the BB that remain after you remove the seeded material.
I'm no scientist, so hopefully this question isn't ridiculous. Just something that popped into my grape while I was staring at my tank!