chasgood
Aquarium Advice Freak
I am getting ready to do the equipment switches and put fish in the 20gal.
Is 2 weeks long enough for the filstar xP1 media to get a colony of bacteria to take over the whole load when I move the eclipse hood with bio-wheel from the 37 to the 20? A small spike for a few days is my guess.
How long will bacteria live without food? To say another way, how long will the bacteria live in a new tank without fish? It will only be a day or 2 till fish are in it at most. If all goes well the same day.
The new tank is 3/4 full of water and the quickfilter running for several days. Plan on topping off the tank with water from the 37gal.
Is 2 weeks long enough for the filstar xP1 media to get a colony of bacteria to take over the whole load when I move the eclipse hood with bio-wheel from the 37 to the 20? A small spike for a few days is my guess.
How long will bacteria live without food? To say another way, how long will the bacteria live in a new tank without fish? It will only be a day or 2 till fish are in it at most. If all goes well the same day.
The new tank is 3/4 full of water and the quickfilter running for several days. Plan on topping off the tank with water from the 37gal.