parotet
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Hi all
It is not something I am going to do in the coming weeks but probably at the end of the year (I love to plan these things in advance…). The question arises because I do not have room in my nano tank for stocking the fish and shrimp… I do not have other tanks either. The tank is quite small (65 liters), therefore it should be easy to close it down and set it up in less tan 24 hours. I aim at recycling most of the plants in the current setup as well as all the fish and shrimps (I just need to make sure that I have some additional plants I want for this day). The new set up would include a complete replacement of the substrate (enriched substrate). These are my doubts:
nº1. If I set up the tank in 24 hours can I leave my filter filled with water from the tank so I do not lose the bacteria colony? Can I have problems with lack of O2?
nº2. Once the tank is newly planted and the filter is running, how much time do I have to wait to add the fish and shrimps again? In other words, will the cycled filter be able to handle ammonia peaks? In previous setups I did during the first week 50% WC, second week 50% WC every 3 days, etc. Low lights at the beginning, high CO2. So normal procedure for new high energy setups.
nº3. In the case I cannot add the fish and shrimps to the tank immediately, how much time can they be kept in buckets? Shall I use a airstone, a small filter?
Thanks,
Jordi
It is not something I am going to do in the coming weeks but probably at the end of the year (I love to plan these things in advance…). The question arises because I do not have room in my nano tank for stocking the fish and shrimp… I do not have other tanks either. The tank is quite small (65 liters), therefore it should be easy to close it down and set it up in less tan 24 hours. I aim at recycling most of the plants in the current setup as well as all the fish and shrimps (I just need to make sure that I have some additional plants I want for this day). The new set up would include a complete replacement of the substrate (enriched substrate). These are my doubts:
nº1. If I set up the tank in 24 hours can I leave my filter filled with water from the tank so I do not lose the bacteria colony? Can I have problems with lack of O2?
nº2. Once the tank is newly planted and the filter is running, how much time do I have to wait to add the fish and shrimps again? In other words, will the cycled filter be able to handle ammonia peaks? In previous setups I did during the first week 50% WC, second week 50% WC every 3 days, etc. Low lights at the beginning, high CO2. So normal procedure for new high energy setups.
nº3. In the case I cannot add the fish and shrimps to the tank immediately, how much time can they be kept in buckets? Shall I use a airstone, a small filter?
Thanks,
Jordi