Hi everyone,
I have a 5.5 gal Top Fin aquarium for my betta and would like to change the power filter that came with it.
Am looking at the Aquaclear 20, mostly because it has adjustable flow and 3 stages of filtration.
Also- my fish started getting what I think is a bacterial infection (mystery white spots on fins) two weeks ago, right after I changed the carbon bag in the Top Fin. I'm guessing the two are related... the new bag had a mystery brown stain on it and in hindsight I probably should have ditched it.
Anyway, if I change to the Aquaclear 20 -- do I need to cycle the tank again? Or will the bacteria on the gravel and ornaments be enough?
In general, is there a procedure that should be followed when changing to a new filtration system?
Any advice is welcome - thank you!
p.s. I have been doing 100% w/c's for the past 5 days and adding salt to the water, trying to get rid of the mystery spots on the fish. It seems to have helped, so I want to make sure a whole new filter won't make things worse!
I have a 5.5 gal Top Fin aquarium for my betta and would like to change the power filter that came with it.
Am looking at the Aquaclear 20, mostly because it has adjustable flow and 3 stages of filtration.
Also- my fish started getting what I think is a bacterial infection (mystery white spots on fins) two weeks ago, right after I changed the carbon bag in the Top Fin. I'm guessing the two are related... the new bag had a mystery brown stain on it and in hindsight I probably should have ditched it.
Anyway, if I change to the Aquaclear 20 -- do I need to cycle the tank again? Or will the bacteria on the gravel and ornaments be enough?
In general, is there a procedure that should be followed when changing to a new filtration system?
Any advice is welcome - thank you!
p.s. I have been doing 100% w/c's for the past 5 days and adding salt to the water, trying to get rid of the mystery spots on the fish. It seems to have helped, so I want to make sure a whole new filter won't make things worse!