Have I Shagged Up My Cycling?

[pauly]

I started cycling last night and used mature media out of my exisitng tank to give it a kickstart.

However, I filled the tank up with cold water the night before, then turned the filter and heater on last night, i.e. I put the mature filter media into cold water, did I kill it by doing that?

If I did, how long should I leave the new media that I put into the existing tank to replace what I'd taken out, before trying again? (I used half of a Fluval One filter sponge).

Cheers,

Paul.

 

[rowdyburns21]

unless your house is pretty cold it wouldnt matter, as long as it didnt go dry

 

[pauly]

Nope I kept it in old tank water

Phew!

 

[Ilya]

Some bacteria thrive in colder water. You've got to remember that there are people who have a cold water set up. Meaning their water is really cold .

And to boot. I fill up my tank using a garden hose 8). I don't want to carry buckets of water around the house. When refilling, remember always to put some conditioner in your tap water.

 

[pauly]

Yep I used water conditioner, and some filter aid.

Cheers.

 

[GRJ]

As long as it was kept wet it should have been ok. I use media from my other tank for my new tank too, and i got some filter poly wool from the woman who sold me some fishies! Double mature media!LOL! GRJ