pre seeding a filter?

[genocidex]

ok so im getting a filter for my 55g and i was wondering if i could run the filter in my essablished tank to pre seed it and speed the cycling of my 55. if i do this tho will some bb die off in my other filters?


if so im just gona seed my cycling tank with the mech filters from one of my filters lol.

[Cliff]

I ran two filters on my 55 gallon to seed one of them for another tank. I did not notice anything bad happening in the 55 gallon, parameters stayed great before and after removing the filter. I think I ran both for 4 or 5 weeks

The filter that went to the other tank really spead up the cycle too.

[genocidex]

no i talking about using the new filter in a tank thats already fully stocked, when the 55 is ready, im gona use the new filter to cycle the 55. so i want some bb in the filter before i start the 55 cycling.

and im worried about the bb in the other filters dieing. in my established tank

[Honey Badger 1]

You should be fine. When I set up my 120g, I swished the media from my other tanks filters in the water of the 120g and fed the tank ammonia from a bottle. My tank was cycled in less than a week. Just something else to consider.

[Cliff]

I ran two filters on my 55 gallon to seed one of them for another tank. I did not notice anything bad happening in the 55 gallon, parameters stayed great before and after removing the filter. I think I ran both for 4 or 5 weeks

The filter that went to the other tank really spead up the cycle too.

Yes, I understood that. You want to seed filter for a new tank on another tank that is established and cycled. That's what I did.

In my example, my 55 gallon was cycled for a while (maybe a year) and fully stocked with fish. I added a new (second) filter to it, ran it on that tank while keeping the exisiting filter on there. Then after 4 or 5 weeks of the second filter being seeded, I moved the new filter to the new tank.

I tested the 55 gallon (established tank) daily for about week or a little more, and found no bad effects. Water paramaters in my 55 gallon tank stayed the same

[genocidex]

oh sorry cliff i though you ment u used a filter from the old tank on the new tank my bad Lol thanks for the input :)

[Cliff]

No worries. :22:

My english an't none two good either :ssuprised: