Trout11B
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I recently acquired a 55 gallon tank that previously held what I believe was Gourami, some type of fw shark, and some other fish that I can't remember what the owner told me. They were downsizing and only had the space for one 55 so I got the second one they had for a song. It came with a heater, two filters, some decorations, and a stand. Anyway, the two filters are Whisper 60's and I wasn't told what the heater was but since this tank was running for at least five years with most of these fish I assume it's an adequate size. I haven't had good experiences with the two smaller tanks that I had that had Whispers attached so I'm thinking about changing it to a Aquaclear 110.
So, What my actual question is here: Since this is a previously used tank, that is only been drained and moved within a week, if I use the same filters will the cycling be completed faster or will I have to start all over.
I'm thinking about almost stripping this tank bear and starting over with what I would like to put in: An aquaclear 110, 1 or 2 Koralia 750's and maybe a sponge filter to add to some bacteria build up. I'll keep the heater for now, not sure if I'm gonna try and start a community tank for the first run since I will have to move this tank in a few months.
I know this is all kind of a random assortment of things here, and I haven't really decided what fish I would put in here yet.
I'm new to aquariums and am looking for some advice on starting up a previously used aquarium.
So, What my actual question is here: Since this is a previously used tank, that is only been drained and moved within a week, if I use the same filters will the cycling be completed faster or will I have to start all over.
I'm thinking about almost stripping this tank bear and starting over with what I would like to put in: An aquaclear 110, 1 or 2 Koralia 750's and maybe a sponge filter to add to some bacteria build up. I'll keep the heater for now, not sure if I'm gonna try and start a community tank for the first run since I will have to move this tank in a few months.
I know this is all kind of a random assortment of things here, and I haven't really decided what fish I would put in here yet.
I'm new to aquariums and am looking for some advice on starting up a previously used aquarium.