I Got Myself A 2Nd-Hand Canister And The Previous Owner Washed It With

[jarthel]

does that mean I need to start the cycle again?

Thanks for the reply

 

[Haych]

depends, if the media was washed in tap water, or just the canister?

has the media been left to dry? if so, yes,

if the media was washed in tap water, then yes

 

[Knox213]

Yep... (as far as i know)

Also post a piccy i wannna see it

 

[jarthel]

depends, if the media was washed in tap water, or just the canister?

has the media been left to dry? if so, yes,

if the media was washed in tap water, then yes

everything was washed in tap water.

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thanks everyone for the reply

 

[Truck]

you may have been lucky, there isn't enough chlorine/chloramine in most tap water to kill an entire colony of filter bacteria, as the water board are used to dealing with smaller colonies, if it has remained wet you may be able to build the colony back up again by feeding it with ammonia in excess of the uptake rates.

This is basically a sped up fishless cycle.

 

[jarthel]

if it has remained wet you may be able to build the colony back up again by feeding it with ammonia in excess of the uptake rates.

they washed the canister months ago so it is probably dry by now.

 

[VickiandKev]

I depends on whether they washed the media in tap water. If they only washed the canister itself and the media wasn't washed under tap water then it should be fine.

Otherwise I would be safe and assume you're starting your cycle from scratch.

 

[Truck]

if it happened months ago its definitely dead if it hasn't had an ammonia source.

 

[jarthel]

thanks everyone