nymm1t
New Member
Hey all,
I'm planning to have some form of filter with bacteria already on it for my future quarantine tank. I have a HOB filter and a betta sponge filter in my tank. I would like to replace the sponge filter with a regular air stone, remove the sponge from the sponge filter (it's pretty small), and place just the sponge into my BOH filter somewhere. Then when the time comes (after a week or two), I can take the sponge out of my running filter, put it onto the sponge filter, and use that in my quarantine tank. What do you guys think? Will the small sponge alone be enough to cycle through like a 2-3 gallon tank? Or does the filter also usually house bacteria?
I'm planning to have some form of filter with bacteria already on it for my future quarantine tank. I have a HOB filter and a betta sponge filter in my tank. I would like to replace the sponge filter with a regular air stone, remove the sponge from the sponge filter (it's pretty small), and place just the sponge into my BOH filter somewhere. Then when the time comes (after a week or two), I can take the sponge out of my running filter, put it onto the sponge filter, and use that in my quarantine tank. What do you guys think? Will the small sponge alone be enough to cycle through like a 2-3 gallon tank? Or does the filter also usually house bacteria?