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[rodsboys]

Cories do not do well as cycling fish. Try to transfer over some media, water will do nothing for you so just use new declorinated water. 6 cories will be fine in a standard 10 gallon for most species. A lot of breeders do 10 gallons for small breeding groups.

[reptileszz]

OK, sorry to be so OT here but... what if I bought a filter that could utilize the same bio ball thing's that are in my very established turtle tank? Could I put some of them (not all of them obviously) into the new filter thereby getting some precycling?

Thanks,
Carole

PS could also cut the foam thingy in there and use part of that apparently if I get a fluval in tank filter. The media looks similar enough to put in there even if just in pieces.

[rodsboys]

OK, sorry to be so OT here but... what if I bought a filter that could utilize the same bio ball thing's that are in my very established turtle tank? Could I put some of them (not all of them obviously) into the new filter thereby getting some precycling?

Thanks,
Carole

That would be the way to go. I transfer media everytime I setup something new and when I shut down setups I transfer the media back to an existing tank to keep it alive. I have some media that has been alive for years

[reptileszz]

That would be the way to go. I transfer media everytime I setup something new and when I shut down setups I transfer the media back to an existing tank to keep it alive. I have some media that has been alive for years

Excellent! I will do this! Off to the store to get a filter

[Jenste]

That would work fine. I have done the same and squeezed bioballs into most of my filters.

[mpmistr]

You know I forgot to mention this a while back but I read on WetWebMedia (which is a pretty good site for expert advice btw) that the BioWheels on Marineland filters can turn into serious nitrate factories, over time. Your set up has been running for what? 8 years? If you are still having high nitrates have you considered removing the wheel and seeing if that helps (like remove it and test the water 1 week later)?

[reptileszz]

I will have to look into that. I have not checked the nitrates since last weekend. There have been several minor water changes since then and the addition of new plants and sand. We shall see.

Thank you!
Carole

[reptileszz]

Cories do not do well as cycling fish. Try to transfer over some media, water will do nothing for you so just use new declorinated water. 6 cories will be fine in a standard 10 gallon for most species. A lot of breeders do 10 gallons for small breeding groups.

I cant transfer over media from this filter. It is a single cartridge plus biowheel.

Thanks