Can I Risk It?

[loraxchick]

you basically just "cloned" your mature filter. There was enough bacteria to handle to bioload of the single betta. Test once a day for a week and if stats still good, you can just do once a week testing and say, 30% waterchanges accordingly.
cheers!

 

[Salam]

Loraxchick, this was almost a month ago. I had one small nitrite reading (0.5) in between, but for about two weeks ammonia and nitrite have stayed on 0. Really happy that it worked out. I am still changing the water twice a week and testing every other day just to make sure all stays fine, but so far so good.

 

[horsepaw101]

Can you please upload your betta and your fish tank i would love to see it!!!!

 

[Salam]

Betta is in my avatar

Need to charge the camera batteries, will try and take pictures later tonight.

 

[horsepaw101]

aw he is soo gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Salam]

He is. Pink, purple and turquoise - so manly Forgot to take pics of tank, will do that later tonight when the light is better.