spoonman
Aquarium Advice Addict
Hey all. I am starting 2 10 gallon tanks for my daughters and am wondering if I can start their tanks by putting their HOB filters on my 84G established tank for 3 or 4 weeks to let a good bacterial colony build up in them, then put together their tanks and move the filters to their tanks with dechlored water and a couple of fish. Then over the next weeks add a couple fish at a time until I have 10 or so small fish in each. I figure the fish would provide the needed bioload to keep the bacteria growing and it would adjust to the smaller tank and be ok. I would of course keep an eye on the parameters and make sure they were good. I dont see why this wouldnt work. I may be wrong. Please let me know if I am way off base here. Or have I stumbled on a great idea. Eureka!!!