Eleven13
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hey everyone,
So I just picked up a Marineland Eclipse 3 gallon tank for my betta. I currently have a 10 gallon planted tank with some zebra danios in it that I was going to put my betta in once the danios were gone, but after much debate (and me being lazy about not wanting to catch the zebras ) I decided I'd set up another mini planted tank just for him.
My question is, if I take the filter cartridge out of my 10 gallon tank, and "ring it out" over the running filter of the new tank (filled with water from the 10 gallon) and then put it back in the 10g filter, will this "instantly cycle" the 3 gallon tank? And would it come with any repercussions for my established 10 gallon tank?
Thank you!
So I just picked up a Marineland Eclipse 3 gallon tank for my betta. I currently have a 10 gallon planted tank with some zebra danios in it that I was going to put my betta in once the danios were gone, but after much debate (and me being lazy about not wanting to catch the zebras ) I decided I'd set up another mini planted tank just for him.
My question is, if I take the filter cartridge out of my 10 gallon tank, and "ring it out" over the running filter of the new tank (filled with water from the 10 gallon) and then put it back in the 10g filter, will this "instantly cycle" the 3 gallon tank? And would it come with any repercussions for my established 10 gallon tank?
Thank you!