I just bought a new 2.8 gallon tank that is going to be used for a birthing tank for my female guppies that are pregnant.....QUESTION....when I set up the tank may I use water from my water change that I will be doing from my already cycled 10 gal tank???
2.8 gallon cycle question
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Well, you can but it probably won't do much good. If your looking to jump start the cycle in the 2.8g what you should probably do is get a sponge filter and place that in your 10g for 2-4 weeks before you need it in the 2.8g.
Gotcha. Transfering water does help, but only to a small degree from my experience. If its possible to transfer some of the filter media from your 10g it would work. If thats not possible you can transfer a small amount of substrate or a piece of decor from the 10g. Pretty much anything with surface area should have some helpful bacteria on it. May also work if you just take a filter cartridge and shake it around in the 2.8g.