Hi to all,
I have just finished reading the article about cycling a tank and I am still debating as to whehter I want to do fishless cycling or plant cycling. my last tank was a try out with a plant cycle and that worked fairly well considering I was new at it, however, that tank was a 20 g long and much easier to plant and/or remove plants than the 30 g tall I now have.
Okay, now on with my question, I am planning on setting up the tank this week end, my power filter is aqua clear 300 and it was purchased with all the refills (sponge, carbon and amonia bags). When I start my cycling, whichever one I decide to use, am I correct in assuming that I should not use the amonia pillows? If so, what do I keep or do I keep anything at all (i.e power filter with nothing in it, just the sponge, sponge and carbon pillow?)
Also, I plan on having plants, and am also thinking about an undergravel filter with a powerhead (that's what my other tank had, I enjoyed that). Do you recommend the purchase of an undergravel filter? Powerhead? My concern is that I want to do a southeast asia community tank and bring in one Betta, I am worried about too much current in the tank which would truly exhaust the poor guy in there. I want to set up the bottom layers with the right substrates, like soil and gravel on top, but am concerned that the undergravel filter and powerhead would suck up the soil and mess up the entire effect.
How much is that bio-spira everyone is raving about?
thanks for answering my flow of questions, I have enjoyed reading all your repsonses the last time and am very glad I found this forum this time around. I want it to be goof proof so I'm really catching up on my reading and thinking this through.
Sophia :help:
I have just finished reading the article about cycling a tank and I am still debating as to whehter I want to do fishless cycling or plant cycling. my last tank was a try out with a plant cycle and that worked fairly well considering I was new at it, however, that tank was a 20 g long and much easier to plant and/or remove plants than the 30 g tall I now have.
Okay, now on with my question, I am planning on setting up the tank this week end, my power filter is aqua clear 300 and it was purchased with all the refills (sponge, carbon and amonia bags). When I start my cycling, whichever one I decide to use, am I correct in assuming that I should not use the amonia pillows? If so, what do I keep or do I keep anything at all (i.e power filter with nothing in it, just the sponge, sponge and carbon pillow?)
Also, I plan on having plants, and am also thinking about an undergravel filter with a powerhead (that's what my other tank had, I enjoyed that). Do you recommend the purchase of an undergravel filter? Powerhead? My concern is that I want to do a southeast asia community tank and bring in one Betta, I am worried about too much current in the tank which would truly exhaust the poor guy in there. I want to set up the bottom layers with the right substrates, like soil and gravel on top, but am concerned that the undergravel filter and powerhead would suck up the soil and mess up the entire effect.
How much is that bio-spira everyone is raving about?
thanks for answering my flow of questions, I have enjoyed reading all your repsonses the last time and am very glad I found this forum this time around. I want it to be goof proof so I'm really catching up on my reading and thinking this through.
Sophia :help:
