Cycle Poll - Seeded
- Thread starter garyroach
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Took me 2 weeks. Used a filter piece and a cup of gravel from an established tank. I planted the tank at start up though, so it was more of a silent cycle.
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Less than a week, but it wasn't necessarily "seeded". I run two filters on each tank and when I get a new tank I move a filter off an established tank and replace it with the new filter.
on my goldfish tank it took a couple days... but right now i'm setting up two tanks for some friends, and it's already been a week for them. i think i put too much ammonia initially, so that killed whatever bacteria i had used to seed the tank. i'm probably going to have to re-seed in the next day or two.
and transporting a filter is basically the same thing as seeding in my book.
and transporting a filter is basically the same thing as seeding in my book.
Mine are immediate too.
I suggest running a new filter for 7-10 days on an established tank to seed it.
I suggest running a new filter for 7-10 days on an established tank to seed it.