About Eco Complete
- Thread starter doreenjoy
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I have it in a 75 & did not rinse it. Eco (at least mine) has a lot of fine particles & I didn't want to wash away much of my expensive substrate.
I'm not sure how much it speeded up cycling as I did a variation of the "silent" cycle with lots of plants for several weeks. I added some used filter media before I put in fish. I never saw any ammonia or nitrite spikes & should dose macros more than I do, very low nitrates at best.
I'm not sure how much it speeded up cycling as I did a variation of the "silent" cycle with lots of plants for several weeks. I added some used filter media before I put in fish. I never saw any ammonia or nitrite spikes & should dose macros more than I do, very low nitrates at best.
I don't have it, but from what I've read it's just wasteful to wash it. The major difference between a product like eco-complete and a product like soilmaster is that the eco-complete comes with your ferts in it. If you wash it, you are washing those away.
I agree, don't rinse it. Its packaged in some liquid, so it will just pour right out of the back and not be dusty. Rinsing it would be rinsing some nutrients away IMO. 
My experience has been that the new tank will be cloudy. I turned off the filter to allow all the small stuff to settle (if it gets caught in the filter, I might as well have rinsed it). A couple water changes later the tank was looking mighty sharp (I have never set up a tank and not had to a couple water changes to get clear water, probably my impatience).
yes i know just making sure the others know...... the stuff is in it.... its not like if your going to wash everything away. its not going to run out also..... so you wont ever have to change it.