Joey P
Aquarium Advice Activist
I'm setting up a QT tank and I just stuck the filter media in the main tank's filter sump. How long do I need to leave it in there?
I have everything for the new tank but the heater since I could get that $10 cheaper on Amazon. So the soonest I could do anything with the new tank is Wednesday, but it'll probably later then that. Is a few days long enough? A week? Two weeks?
Also, whenever you read about setting up quarantine tanks, they always mention using filters without charcoal, but, I've never, ever seen filter media for HOB filters without charcoal. Once or twice, I've cut it out, but that's a real PITA. The only thing I can think of if I need to use it as a sick tank is to either put a sponge in the filter sump or around the intake.
I have everything for the new tank but the heater since I could get that $10 cheaper on Amazon. So the soonest I could do anything with the new tank is Wednesday, but it'll probably later then that. Is a few days long enough? A week? Two weeks?
Also, whenever you read about setting up quarantine tanks, they always mention using filters without charcoal, but, I've never, ever seen filter media for HOB filters without charcoal. Once or twice, I've cut it out, but that's a real PITA. The only thing I can think of if I need to use it as a sick tank is to either put a sponge in the filter sump or around the intake.