How Long To Clone A Bio Filter

[scobie140]

I got a huey hung filter for my betta tank as my elite mini current was far too strong for him.how long will i need to leave them running side by side for the huey hung filter to be cycled?

 

[ajs2294]

I got a huey hung filter for my betta tank as my elite mini current was far too strong for him.how long will i need to leave them running side by side for the huey hung filter to be cycled?

If you take the media out of the old one and put it in the new one it should be an instant cycle.

 

[scobie140]

I can't its two totally diff filters

 

[Honeythorn]

That doesn't matter. If they take sponges inside them for media, then take the sponges from one and put them in the other. If they are the wrong shape or too big, cut them up into pieces and fit as much in as you can. This won't harm the cycle at all.

What sort of media DO you have in each filter?

 

[Bebobb]

Or, you could hook up both filters to the same tank.

 

[Honeythorn]

That seems to have been done. The OP wants to know how long it would take to cycle the new one as it sit's by the old one.

If you can't swap the media for some reason then it will take a month, perhaps a little longer .

 

[Bebobb]

Oh. Well, from what I understand, having two filters runing on the same tank seperates the bacteria into the second filter. I'm not sure how long it actually takes, but I have read where running them side by side for one month proves worthy. I don't know if this is true or not.

 

[scobie140]

The new filter is only a bio filter likes this http/www.tyneteesaquatics.com/USERIMAGES/SLSF100L.JPG but the tank already had a elite mini internal filter up and running in it so there is no possible way of changing the media around. Its only for my betta and some kuhllies so don't need the mechanical filtration as regular water changes will deal with the waste.

 

[OldMan47]

A simple sponge filter like that will cycle very well but will take some time to do so. One way to speed the cycle on a new filter is to clean the old filter in the tank and let the new one clean it out. That will deposit much of the right bacteria in the new filter to give it a jump start. Unfortunately it will be unsightly until you can vacuum out all the stuff that was on the old filter with the next few water changes, but it will definitely speed the cycle on the new filter. I have some that look exactly like yours does Scobie.

 

[Inchworm]

One way to speed the cycle on a new filter is to clean the old filter in the tank and let the new one clean it out. That will deposit much of the right bacteria in the new filter to give it a jump start.

While you might get some beneficial bacteria into the water, most of them will remain clinging to the old media. I don't think it would be worth the trouble and mess even though the dirt will settle down to the bottom, within a day or so, where it can be easily siphoned out.

If you run the two filters together for a month, be aware that this will divide the beneficial bacteria between the filters, not transfer it from one to the other. You will still have to watch the tank carefully for a couple of weeks until you are sure it doesn't go into a mini-cycle.