Fish in cycle going on 2 months

[Colin_T]

If you replaced any of the filter media, it would interfere with the filter development.
The beneficial bacteria live on the filter media and if you remove that material, you remove the bacteria that has developed on it.

 

[Anthony1976]

If you replaced any of the filter media, it would interfere with the filter development.
The beneficial bacteria live on the filter media and if you remove that material, you remove the bacteria that has developed on it.

She has put her old media into her canister filter.

 

[Anthony1976]

Quote...just got the fluval 207 today! Hopefully that will do the trick. I dumped all my old media in it so I'll be sure not to touch/wash anything within a month or two

 

[tallentemma]

If you replaced any of the filter media, it would interfere with the filter development.
The beneficial bacteria live on the filter media and if you remove that material, you remove the bacteria that has developed on it.

I'll be sure not to touch anything this time! Thanks a bunch