A fact i want to know

NeonFlux

NeonFlux

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Oct 16, 2005
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Is it true that if you keep quilt battling sitting on your filter, it will develop benificial bacteria? I only heard it one time somewhere, but im kinda curious. :rolleyes: And thats a GOOD thing,right? or not. I would like to know. I would appreciate it if anyone can help me out with this subject.

Thanks!!!!! :bowing:
 
sitting on your filter?
 
Umm -_- you dont get what i mean? Okay i'll be more specific. I mean having it being placed there and staying there for a long period of time. :coffee2:
 
just letting your filter sit and run with a source of ammonia will make your biological filter develop.
 
fballguy said:
I don't think it would do anything on your filter. But in your filter it makes a great filter media. ;) I use it in all of my tanks.
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Hmmm what do you mean by great filter media...?


fishcatch22 said:
just letting your filter sit and run with a source of ammonia will make your biological filter develop.
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So.....yeah. I guess its a bad thing? My question hasnt been really answered lol.
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NeonFlux said:
So.....yeah. I guess its a bad thing? My question hasnt been really answered lol.
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it's a very good thing. you need your biological filter to actually filter the water.
 
I thought ammonia was bad..?


Well you see, okay. I actually HAVE been leaving it sitting on my filter, to tell you the truth. It's atop on my Eclipse 20 gallon tank. I customized the water flow on the top, with quilt battling, it has been like maybe a month and a half or so that the bag has been sitting atop on the water flow and started growing algae. =X My tank has been cycled about a half a year or so the bio-wheel's been running and the whole tank itself.
 
been leaving what sitting on the filter?

by biological filter I mean the bacteria that break down ammonia.
 
Media is the stuff in your filter. What other media do you have in your filter? Do I understand correct - you have the batting as the last thing your water passes through (after the other stuff in your filter) just before the bio wheel?

Yes, the batting will collect good bacteria and act as part of your whole biofilter for the tank – most anything in the filter will. Is it the best thing? Probably not but not the worst thing, either - just another thing. Do you rinse the batting out once in a while in old or treated tank water to get rid of the excess gunk? My thought is batting is more mechanical because it is so fine, it collects gunk and compresses more. If it gets too gunked up it will become less efficient. An extra sponge sitting on top might be better.
 
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