So I decided to keep natives in my 55 gal.
I just filled it with fresh delicious well water (no leaks so far..)
And I put the extra spnge that I had on my guppy tank into the HOB filter. You know, to seed the tank with "cycling" bacteria.
Then I realized, this water is Cold. very chilly, Maybe 50F.or under, and I wonderred if I just killed all my bacteria. (guppy tank is @ around 70F)
Do you think I did?
Even with the fish in there I hope to keep the temp down as low as I can. I'm getting fish from the warmer parts of a spring fed creek. (The air is Very hot around here, in the 90s so the fish that hang around in the shallower pools should be accustomed to slightly warmer water. I'll measure it b4 I bring them home, I am hoping it is up around 65 because I can maintain that temp in here w/o having well water running through constantly. That would be nice, but I can't afford to run the pump like that.)
ANYWAY, what is the story with nitrogen cycle bacteria in colder water? Do they colonize,just more slowly? are there different bacteria than in tropical tanks?
I'll have lots of plants in there, but I want to know if there will also be biofiltration going on in the HOB filter. Thank you
PS I am in Crawford Co Missouri, if anyone knows aboput the native fish around here I'd love to hear from them too.
I just filled it with fresh delicious well water (no leaks so far..)
And I put the extra spnge that I had on my guppy tank into the HOB filter. You know, to seed the tank with "cycling" bacteria.
Then I realized, this water is Cold. very chilly, Maybe 50F.or under, and I wonderred if I just killed all my bacteria. (guppy tank is @ around 70F)
Do you think I did?
Even with the fish in there I hope to keep the temp down as low as I can. I'm getting fish from the warmer parts of a spring fed creek. (The air is Very hot around here, in the 90s so the fish that hang around in the shallower pools should be accustomed to slightly warmer water. I'll measure it b4 I bring them home, I am hoping it is up around 65 because I can maintain that temp in here w/o having well water running through constantly. That would be nice, but I can't afford to run the pump like that.)
ANYWAY, what is the story with nitrogen cycle bacteria in colder water? Do they colonize,just more slowly? are there different bacteria than in tropical tanks?
I'll have lots of plants in there, but I want to know if there will also be biofiltration going on in the HOB filter. Thank you
PS I am in Crawford Co Missouri, if anyone knows aboput the native fish around here I'd love to hear from them too.
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