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[KittyKat]

right.. the filter i had with the first tank was a fluval and this one is a Aqua something..the fluval has 2x slim sponge pads...the new (mature) one has one fat sponge. so i could cut in in half.
what do i do with the cycle then..put it up to 4ppm ammonia and wait till it goes down to 0ppm within 12 hrs? i would rather cycle them both tbh before stocking

Yes, that's right on all counts. I'd move half of the new sponge to the cycling filter and one of the Fluval sponges to the new filter so each has 50% of the cycled media.

 

[HayzH]

right.. the filter i had with the first tank was a fluval and this one is a Aqua something..the fluval has 2x slim sponge pads...the new (mature) one has one fat sponge. so i could cut in in half.
what do i do with the cycle then..put it up to 4ppm ammonia and wait till it goes down to 0ppm within 12 hrs? i would rather cycle them both tbh before stocking

Yes, that's right on all counts. I'd move half of the new sponge to the cycling filter and one of the Fluval sponges to the new filter so each has 50% of the cycled media.

yayyyyyyy.....hopefully this should speed up the process!