Cycle Question

[Wretch]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, I never quarantined either. Until I killed $2000 in fish. Then replaced with another $1000 in fish. No problem, other than dead fish and no money left

Well I don't have the money to waste so I think I am going to go with Marineland Penguin 100 Power Filter and my QT will be ready for water.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Wretch

Well I don't have the money to waste so I think I am going to go with Marineland Penguin 100 Power Filter and my QT will be ready for water.

That's a good plan

[Reef Pilot]

The important thing, too, with a QT is have it running all the time, with a sponge filter (to hold the nitrogen cycle bacteria), so that it cycled and ready to go. Otherwise, you will have the same issues as with a new tank with ammonia, nitrite, etc., and hurt (maybe kill) your new fish unwittingly.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Wretch

Well I don't have the money to waste so I think I am going to go with Marineland Penguin 100 Power Filter and my QT will be ready for water.

I use an Aquaclear 50 on my 20g QT and after use I toss the foams and put new ones in the sump to seed them for next time
Then when it's time to QT something, a quick DT WC and the 20g is filled with old tank water

Don't know what you can do with that biowheel or whether or not replacements are cheap enough

[Wretch]

I am just going to fill the power filter with sponge plus I got a separate sponge and air pump for more filtration and with the bio wheel should hopefully give me enough bio filtration