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Offline Steve

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Seeding a filter
« on: December 21, 2013, 12:17:18 PM »
Quick question. Since I reset up my smaller 20-29g tanks in the basement I have an empty 20g long I picked up so I just bought a brand new small HOB filter for it Wednesday. I stuck the new filter on my established 29g tank so it would get seeded from that tank. How long do you think I should leave it on that tank to get it seeded where it is ready to be put on another tank? Am I correct in thinking just a couple/few days?

Forgot to mention I put a small amount of established floss from the other filter in it but not a whole lot.
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2013, 12:42:18 PM »
You should be good,  because of the used floss. But check parameters often, make sure to keep up on water changes & obviously do not overstock.
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2013, 02:36:09 PM »
The Beneficial bacteria will propagate quickly...The longer you wait the more it will multiply.  Not an expert at this but a week or two and you should be good to go for the big tank...
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2013, 03:08:50 PM »
Quote from: Maize-N-Blue-D on December 21, 2013, 02:36:09 PM
The Beneficial bacteria will propagate quickly...The longer you wait the more it will multiply.  Not an expert at this but a week or two and you should be good to go for the big tank...
Not necessarily....  the BB has to have something to feed off of.
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2013, 03:33:45 PM »
I still say to just slowly introduce fish and everything will be fine
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2013, 03:44:40 PM »
It's going to go on a 20g holding tank to hold some fish in  quarantine for the big tank so it won't have more than 1-2 fish at a time in it anyway.
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2013, 10:58:28 PM »
Quote from: Regalblue on December 21, 2013, 03:08:50 PM
Quote from: Maize-N-Blue-D on December 21, 2013, 02:36:09 PM
The Beneficial bacteria will propagate quickly...The longer you wait the more it will multiply.  Not an expert at this but a week or two and you should be good to go for the big tank...
Not necessarily....  the BB has to have something to feed off of.

Since he is putting it on an established 29 gallon tank, it should seed assuming the tank already has fish in it....
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Re: Seeding a filter
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2013, 07:59:09 AM »
Quote from: Steve on December 21, 2013, 03:44:40 PM
It's going to go on a 20g holding tank to hold some fish in  quarantine for the big tank so it won't have more than 1-2 fish at a time in it anyway.

You shouldnt have any issues.
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