will this work for seeding?

[360º]

i got two extremely dirty and established filter pads from an aquarium. rinsed them in water i took out of my aquarium and put them inside of pantyhose and put it inside my tank.

i used pantyhose because i dont want the brown sludge to go all around my tank.

will this work in seeding? how long should it take?

 

[360º]

i have 2 of these floating in my 30 gallon

 

[mgamer20o0]

yes if you have something to feed the bacteria if not it will just die off.

 

[krap101]

If you had the filter running through the pads, it would cycle faster, but I'm guessing maybe 1-2 weeks. I don't remember.. but it was either .5ppm ammonia or 3ppm ammonia that was the optimum level for cycling.

 

[360º]

well i assume the left over sludge on the filters will provide the ammonia. just tested and it seems to be going up

 

[mgamer20o0]

not enough to finish cycling it might keep it alive for a little while but it takes time to break down. no food for the bacteria = they die off.

 

[mommytron]

yea, definitely add some ammonia. pure ammonia would be best, but in a pinch you can add fish food (just gets really messy)

 

[logansmomma1228]

Best to get ammonia between 3 an 5, then keep it at about 1 to keep the bacteria happy. Cycling A Freshwater Aquarium - Paw Talk - Pet Forums