I have a 55 gallon running now with an Aquaclear 300 and a Fluval 305. The plan is to move the Aquaclear to another tank so I can add fish right away.
Now my understanding is that the bacteria will only grow as much as the amount of available food.
If this is the case, I tend to think that when I remove the Aquaclear I should see a slight ammonia spike till the canister filter has a chance to grow some additional bacteria.
How long should this temporary spike last and hope high should the ammonia rise?
I've been at this since 1978 and this is the first time I've ever used cycled media from another tank, believe it or not.
Of course in '78 i was in 4th grade and didn't know a calm thing about the Nitrogen Cycle. The only thing that probably saved my fish was that I was too lazy to wash my carbon out when I changed my media in my corner bubble filter.
Now my understanding is that the bacteria will only grow as much as the amount of available food.
If this is the case, I tend to think that when I remove the Aquaclear I should see a slight ammonia spike till the canister filter has a chance to grow some additional bacteria.
How long should this temporary spike last and hope high should the ammonia rise?
I've been at this since 1978 and this is the first time I've ever used cycled media from another tank, believe it or not.
Of course in '78 i was in 4th grade and didn't know a calm thing about the Nitrogen Cycle. The only thing that probably saved my fish was that I was too lazy to wash my carbon out when I changed my media in my corner bubble filter.