Ok.. i need some ideas. I have two 55 gallon tanks that with UGF filter and HOB filters. I want to remove my UGF and go to sumps on both tanks. What i am worried about is A. removing the UGF while there are fish in the tank, and B. since there are HOB will there be a sufficient amount of bacteria left? any ideas on how to go about this would be greatly appreciated..Thanks!
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- Thread starter Niles6705
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ugf filters the benificial bacteria are on the gravel not so much the plastic filter part, There will most likely be a mini cycle while your hob material reacts to an increased load from the water not passing through the gravel, but I wouldnt worry about it. What are you keeping? As long as it's not something rediculously sensitive like discus, I wouldnt even worry about it.
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^^whut he sed.^^ you'll be fine. put the HOBs in the sump, if possible, while everything settles in.
thanks, just needed a little reassurance lol i have parrots and barbs in one and ropes in the other so they should be ok, im just always worried about big changes cause ive had them for so long id hate to lose ne of them