bio ball question

[midnight]

its going to be a couple weeks until my big tank is ready.
if i put all my bio balls in buckets of water,
will it speed up the growth of the bacteria stuff?
add air maybe?or current?
or will this all not help speed up the cycle?
thanks in advance

 

[Wolf3101]

Not without a constant source of ammonia to feed the BB.
You could always toss on a small powerfilter and a handful of feeders but at best your only going to shorten the cycling time.

 

[Dr Joe]

But in your circumstance it will, just keep replacing the water every couple days with W/C water from your most overstocked tank, I know you have a lot of it around .

Put an air stone in for aeration and circulation,, and make sure it gets some light.

Just don't forget to change the water or all is for naught.

Dr Joe

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[midnight]

cool deal
i have a 30g tupperware with a filter on it with nothing in it.
i will use w/c water and change once in a while.
using a filter with this bio ball setup ok?
thanks for the info

 

[midnight]

"thats one heck of a filter you got on that tank,where do the fish go?"

 

[Danh]

You can also put a piece of two of raw shrimp in the bottom to create some extra ammonia. Just let it rot.

 

[midnight]

is there room?
jokin
thanks for that tip,just might do that.

also i might add some small mosquito fish to play in this maze?

i kid i kid

 

[KABB44423]

im ready to see you up and running brother

 

[midnight]

me too
sure wish i could have leak tested it outside tho

 

[laura65536]

you could just add ammonia every day, but that's a pita...heck, someone said to pee in it to cycle, but I don't think I could stand the smell of that...the shrimp is a good idea too. Can't wait to see it up and running, fishies installed and everything, this was an awesome deal and from looking at your other stuff, you'll make this into one heck of a tank set-up too.