Cycling Without A Tank

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And then they will try to take over the world!

LOL That's really awesome. I realized I gotta restart my cycle for my small tank because I had no bio-filter in it *bangs head on wall*

D'oh!

 

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D'oh!

Yeah me being ignorant

 

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D'oh!

Yeah me being ignorant

So much to think about easy to miss something.

Do you have a 2nd tank you can take some mature media from to kick start it?

 

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So much to think about easy to miss something.

Do you have a 2nd tank you can take some mature media from to kick start it?

Don't laugh at me but...

I really didn't know that filter wool can't colonize bacteria. When I mentioned about changing my filter wool nobody told me it couldn't so yeah When I went to the LFS yesterday to look at fish and the man told me I had no bio-filter so I got the ceramic bio rings. Sigh. Although in the beginner's resource centre it says firmer filter wool can colonize some bacteria, I don't know how much would've grown in the 2 weeks I changed it (when i bought new filter wool it was the firmer type).

Story of my life

 

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So much to think about easy to miss something.

Do you have a 2nd tank you can take some mature media from to kick start it?

Don't laugh at me but...

I really didn't know that filter wool can't colonize bacteria. When I mentioned about changing my filter wool nobody told me it couldn't so yeah When I went to the LFS yesterday to look at fish and the man told me I had no bio-filter so I got the ceramic bio rings. Sigh. Although in the beginner's resource centre it says firmer filter wool can colonize some bacteria, I don't know how much would've grown in the 2 weeks I changed it (when i bought new filter wool it was the firmer type).

Story of my life

I am not laughing.

Who said filter wool was not a bio-filter? Some of the mature media I picked up was filter wool and it was making a great bio-filter.
I think your lfs just wanted to sell you more kit.

 

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I am not laughing.

Who said filter wool was not a bio-filter? Some of the mature media I picked up was filter wool and it was making a great bio-filter.
I think your lfs just wanted to sell you more kit.

It is? The thread says filter wool isn't and I did some research and a few webs say it isn't as well I can't be sure whether mine does because my test kits are taking forever to arrive but over the 2 months, my main tank is just getting worse. Was your filter wool the loose or firm type?

I don't mind if he did sell me the ceramic rings though, they'd help filter my water more.

 

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I am not laughing.

Who said filter wool was not a bio-filter? Some of the mature media I picked up was filter wool and it was making a great bio-filter.
I think your lfs just wanted to sell you more kit.

It is? The thread says filter wool isn't and I did some research and a few webs say it isn't as well I can't be sure whether mine does because my test kits are taking forever to arrive but over the 2 months, my main tank is just getting worse. Was your filter wool the loose or firm type?

I don't mind if he did sell me the ceramic rings though, they'd help filter my water more.

Which thread was that from? I had a look it said it was ok,

"Filter wool

Filter wool can be used in many ways. Some filters use a small amount as a pre-filter (this is the case with the Compact-H filters in the Juwel aquaria, for example). Others use filter wool to "polish" the water, placing it at the end of the canister filter, just before the pump, and so ensuring the water sent back to aquarium is spotlessly clean. Filter wool can also be used as a the mechanical or biological media in a canister filter. Loosely packed wool works well as a mechanical filter, while tightly packed wool has enough of a surface area to support a decent colony of bacteria.

While versatile, the downside to filter wool is it gets dirty very quickly and is difficult to clean. In the average community tank, wool will need cleaning within a month or two, and it can only be cleaned a few times before it completely falls apart. I find I need to replace the stuff completely every 6 months or so."

Not sure what type it was, it came from Aqua_Tom's filter,

 

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Loosely packed wool works well as a mechanical filter, while tightly packed wool has enough of a surface area to support a decent colony of bacteria.

I was using loosely packed wool for a month and then changed half to tightly packed. It's been 2+ weeks since then

 

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Loosely packed wool works well as a mechanical filter, while tightly packed wool has enough of a surface area to support a decent colony of bacteria.

I was using loosely packed wool for a month and then changed half to tightly packed. It's been 2+ weeks since then

Ah ok, well all I can say is good luck.

How long have you been waiting for the test kit? and what kit is it?

 

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Ah ok, well all I can say is good luck.

How long have you been waiting for the test kit? and what kit is it?

Thanks. Will be needing loads of it.

About a month because I ordered it through someone else and it takes awhile to reach my country. API test kit.

 

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Hopefully you will get it soon, and start a log when you do, it makes seeing trends in what is going on much easier

 

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Hopefully you will get it soon, and start a log when you do, it makes seeing trends in what is going on much easier

Yeah supposed to get it in a few days time. I will, makes it easier to remember too. Thanks for the advice