Will BB on media survive in a bucket?

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Pyramid_Party

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Hi,

My question is, if I were to take my filter media with beneficial bacteria on it and place it in a bucket for a few days, will it survive?
 
I think if you drip some ammonia in it to keep it fed and aerate the water, it should live. Keep it dark, too.
 
It would be tricky for more than a few hours. You'd need to feed them, aerate the water, etc. I'd use an aerator and maybe a small amount of decomposing shrimp or pure ammonia. But the chances of that going wrong are pretty good. What about moving your filter onto a small tank and dosing a small amount of pure ammonia every day?
 
I get what you guys are saying. But here's the scenario: I want to use this mature media in a tank I will be setting up in a few days. But I don't have anywhere to put this media for a few days, no tanks are running. So it might be in a bucket for like 3-4 days.

In your opinion, given the scenario, will the bacteria survive? Is there a chance even just a tiny percentage surviving?
 
If you can simulate their environment, sure.
Seeding a new tank is great, but on the other hand dumping dead bacteria into a new tank cant be a good way to start things off.
Heat, aerate, and filter the bucket and I cant see why they'd die.
*Feed them fish poo.
 
I would put the filter in a bucket or a big bowl that will fit the filter and it can be plugged in and still work then add some feeder goldfishes in the bucket or bowl so the BB will have some ammonia. But that is just me.
 
Pyramid_Party;4336119; said:
In your opinion, given the scenario, will the bacteria survive? Is there a chance even just a tiny percentage surviving?
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There is a 100% chance of the bacteria surviving. The bacteria can go for weeks,even months without being fed. Put a pump with a airstone on it so the water has some movement,and you will be fine.
 
What about adding a cycled sponge filter? Would that work for the OP?
 
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