It looks like I'll finally be able to close on the new house next Friday and finally pick up my 150 gallon tank and start getting it set up within a few days of moving in.
I have a question on cycling though.
I know you can add a piece from current filtration or some substrate from an established tank to speed up the cycling process; however, the only tank I have is a 5.5 gallon betta tank.
The betta tank has gravel, the 150 will have sand so I don't really want to mix any gravel into the sand. The betta tank also has a HOB filter and I'll be using a canister (fx5) on the 150 gallon.
Would it cause any noticeable difference in the cycling process to take gravel or a piece of filter media from such a small tank and adding it to the 150? And if so, where do I put it in the canister filter? I've never had a canister filter before so all pretty new to me.
Thanks.
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I have a question on cycling though.
I know you can add a piece from current filtration or some substrate from an established tank to speed up the cycling process; however, the only tank I have is a 5.5 gallon betta tank.
The betta tank has gravel, the 150 will have sand so I don't really want to mix any gravel into the sand. The betta tank also has a HOB filter and I'll be using a canister (fx5) on the 150 gallon.
Would it cause any noticeable difference in the cycling process to take gravel or a piece of filter media from such a small tank and adding it to the 150? And if so, where do I put it in the canister filter? I've never had a canister filter before so all pretty new to me.
Thanks.
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