Starálfur
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- May 24, 2008
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In particular, without substrate? I like it bare-bottomed.
I got my 5 gallon aquatech hex a few months ago when I got my first betta. I was told it didn't need to be cycled so I didn't... well now I don't think my betta is doing so well, he has a mild case of fin rot which I am treating with aquarium salt and 80 degree temp.
I want to cycle it, and I am going to be getting a 10 gallon tank set up soon and using bio spira for it. Can I just pour some bio-spira into the 5 gallon and it will cycle? Or do I need to do a 100% water change? Is no substrate okay?
The Aqua-tech is basically an eclipse system 5 hex tank. It has a biowheel and filter pads with carbon in them.
Thanks for any help!
I got my 5 gallon aquatech hex a few months ago when I got my first betta. I was told it didn't need to be cycled so I didn't... well now I don't think my betta is doing so well, he has a mild case of fin rot which I am treating with aquarium salt and 80 degree temp.
I want to cycle it, and I am going to be getting a 10 gallon tank set up soon and using bio spira for it. Can I just pour some bio-spira into the 5 gallon and it will cycle? Or do I need to do a 100% water change? Is no substrate okay?
The Aqua-tech is basically an eclipse system 5 hex tank. It has a biowheel and filter pads with carbon in them.
Thanks for any help!