Hey guys! Unfortunately I wasn't able to complete the stand yesterday but I was able to today. As of now, the water and sand are in but the new filter for it doesn't come until early next week. I have two filters on my 10 and one will be used to seed the new one and the other will eventually join this one since the 10 will house my betta after the others move out. It won't require nearly as much filtration as long as I keep up water changes and all.
This is my first time using sand but I guess I didn't wash it well enough because the water still got rather cloudy and of course I forgot the trick of using a bowl/plate to constrain the torrent. Live and learn. Once it settles I'm going to go ahead and move a filter over after an initial water test to start cycling. Is it okay to move some plants over too or should I wait for it to cycle? Thanks!
Edit: It's clearing up pretty fast so hopefully tomorrow morning!
This is my first time using sand but I guess I didn't wash it well enough because the water still got rather cloudy and of course I forgot the trick of using a bowl/plate to constrain the torrent. Live and learn. Once it settles I'm going to go ahead and move a filter over after an initial water test to start cycling. Is it okay to move some plants over too or should I wait for it to cycle? Thanks!
Edit: It's clearing up pretty fast so hopefully tomorrow morning!