Next month im draining my tank and removing all of the water and gravel, which I will save, I have this running through a wet/dry sump. It will take two to three days from the time I drain the tank until I get it back, plus 1 day to get the water back to temp. How can can I save the bio filter, I will divert the return pump so its actully raining back down onto the bio media, so it will be a closed loop to keep the bio media wet while the tank is down. Will i need to add a couple drops of ammonia each day to keep the BB from dying? or can I just let it run in the loop for three or four days.
Having Tank Drilled next month, how to save bio filter?
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To cycle mine, I let my sponge filters get super dirty and then cleaned them in my new sump in some tank water. Then I set it up to recirculate in a tankless cycle.
Vac your gravel and save the first bucket to feed your wet/dry.
To cycle mine, I let my sponge filters get super dirty and then cleaned them in my new sump in some tank water. Then I set it up to recirculate in a tankless cycle.
Vac your gravel and save the first bucket to feed your wet/dry.
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1. Gravel vac my tank and save a bucket of the water.
2. Drain the tank, and save the water in my 50 gallon drum.
3. Take out the gravel and keep it in a container in my sump so it stays wet, to keep the bb alive on the gravel.
4. Setup sump to recirculate the water over the filter media.
5. Once a day put a quarter of the gravel vac water into the sump to feed the bb.
1. Gravel vac my tank and save a bucket of the water.
2. Drain the tank, and save the water in my 50 gallon drum.
3. Take out the gravel and keep it in a container in my sump so it stays wet, to keep the bb alive on the gravel.
4. Setup sump to recirculate the water over the filter media.
5. Once a day put a quarter of the gravel vac water into the sump to feed the bb.
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