asweeney32

Greetings all, Here's my situation. My current HOB filter has died, and I need to get the replacement seeded and up and running ASAP. Usually, I would swipe some media from the old filter, place it in the new and run both in tandem for a week or so. However, this is not an option this time. Other than putting all the old media containing all the beneficial bacteria in the new filter and dosing turbo start, what other tips would you recommend to ensure I don't crash my cycle? Luckily the media tray for the new filter is very customizable. Thanks in advance!

Greetings, Can anyone tell me if this is BBA on my Java Fern roots and babies? I’m afraid it came with the plants. If it is bba, suggestions on how to get rid of it would be appreciated. I am able to remove all the Java Fern from the tank easily as it is either attached to driftwood or rocks. My tank is one month old. Fully cycled and stocked. Here are my parameters as of today: pH 7.8 and steady ammonia = 0 nitrites = 0 nitrates = 0 phosphates = 1 kh = 2 dh = 2 This is a low tech setup with a hob and under gravel filter. Currently, I am running purigen in the filter as I was having nitrite spikes during cycling. No carbon. I dose easy green and flourish weekly and added root tans for my swords and crypt. If this is bba, is there any hope of keeping it out of my tank without having to run C02? Thanks in advance!