My betta tank filters needed to be replaced this week. The reasons are numerous... I'm not going to get into extreme detail, but basically, the main breaking points to me doing this was the failure of my "good filter" on this tank, and the fact that the tank has had a cyanobacteria problem for over a year now. I've tried EVERYTHING (changes in substrate, lighting, real plants, fake plants, more food, less food, Blackouts, etc. The only thing I haven't done is change the filter. So; my solution?. Rip the tank down to bare-bones (95% water change, substrate shuffle, plants re-planted, scrubbed down, refill, new filters).
Basically; I'm left with two completely uncycled filters on a tank with two male bettas in it.
The filters in question are the Red-Sea Nano Filters.
My question is, how long does it take to "clone" a filter?
I have a running Elite Hush 20 running on another tank. How long would it take for the filter foam from the Red-Sea Nano to pick up the bacteria? Unfortunately, I can't risk stealing media from the Hush 20 to seed the Red Sea filters because there isn't much in the Elite filter, and the Elite filter is taking care of a much higher-stocked tank.
How long does a fish-in cycle take? It's been a -LONG- time since I've had to cycle a tank at all.
Basically; I'm left with two completely uncycled filters on a tank with two male bettas in it.
The filters in question are the Red-Sea Nano Filters.
My question is, how long does it take to "clone" a filter?
I have a running Elite Hush 20 running on another tank. How long would it take for the filter foam from the Red-Sea Nano to pick up the bacteria? Unfortunately, I can't risk stealing media from the Hush 20 to seed the Red Sea filters because there isn't much in the Elite filter, and the Elite filter is taking care of a much higher-stocked tank.
How long does a fish-in cycle take? It's been a -LONG- time since I've had to cycle a tank at all.
