Fishless Cycle .. 1 week

Re: Importing bacteria from the other tanks

Originally posted by anonapersona
Yes, the water from the biowheel will help, if is is nasty and ugly and brown that is best. If it is clean and clear then you need to take the cartridge from his system and swish it in a bucket of dechlorinated water, mind the temp.


One other question.

Is it possible to transfer ICH or any other bad "ju-ju" from one tank to another this way?
 
82 is fine

yeah, 82 is high enough.

disease and parsites, yes, you may transfer bad stuff. If you want to be sure of a clean start, then do it the long way, just ammonia.
 
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