Gravel from old tank

[Rusty_S]

Hi everyone, I'm gonna be setting up a 15 gallon tank in September when I go back to university. I've taken a fist-sized ball of gravel and placed in my current filter to load it up with bacteria, do you think that's enough? I was just looking at someone else's diary of setting up their tank and they had like a big bottle full of it! Saying that, it was for a 4ft tank

 

[cometcattle]

I would bring some used filter material. Put it in your new filter and it will cycle much faster.

 

[Aquascaper]

I was just looking at someone else's diary of setting up their tank and they had like a big bottle full of it! Saying that, it was for a 4ft tank

That wouldn't happen to be mine would it?

I have a 4ft tank and cut a 2 litre bottle lengthways and filled it with used gravel. This was only because my other tank was having a re-fit and i was chucking the gravel away. The more established media you can put into a new tank the faster the bacterial colony will build up, it's as simple as that

HTH

 

[Tropjunky]

yah it helps but a little bit of filter media is better. if u have bio media then put that in ur new filter and then add some nitrite in the water or ammonia and if the levels drop fast then ur ready to add fish.