BeginnerGuppy Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) Hi there 🙂 I'll try to get straight to it. I have googled but am not having luck. The question is; What to do with this part cycled filter media/sponge while it's not in its intended tank? Would you shove it into the nano tank with the plants and keep it running? I wonder. If the beneficial bacteria is safe if it dries out and I keep it in storage with its intended tank until I set it up again?  Back story to question; A month ago I got my first ever fish tank. Yay!It's a planted tank, aquasoil, light and filter. I have no fish yet. I set it up (My local pet shop told me to come back for the fish 24 hours after setting up the tank 😮 I'm glad I took my time and found out that was not the best way). So it's been running for a month BUT something has happened with where I live and I needed to take down the tank and put it somewhere safe for now. I also bought a nano tank to play with aquascape type stuff. (Yes I bought a second tank within a month of buying my first..... I caught the aquarium/aquascape bug). So much for getting straight to it. I put the aquasoil, plants and water (from the larger tank) into this nano tank which has its own tiny filter.  Repeating the question The question is; What to do with this part cycled filter media/sponge while it's not in its intended tank? Would you shove it into the nano tank with the plants and keep it running? I wonder. If the beneficial bacteria is safe if it dries out and I keep it in storage with its intended tank until I set it up again? Apologies for this being oddly put. I am apparently quite out of practice of writing lol Thanks for reading 🙂 Edited April 11, 2022 by BeginnerGuppy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 you need to keep it wet, and the bacteria fed or it will die off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndfi78 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 I think you have it right, put it in the nano tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modified lung Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Yep, put it in the nano and keep it wet. Drying is one of the few things that will immediately kill 100% of the bacteria you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeginnerGuppy Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Thank you all so much for replying. The filter media is now in the nano tank, ready for when I can set the big tank up again. 🙂  On 4/11/2022 at 5:47 PM, modified lung said: Yep, put it in the nano and keep it wet. Drying is one of the few things that will immediately kill 100% of the bacteria you want.  On 4/11/2022 at 5:24 PM, ndfi78 said: I think you have it right, put it in the nano tank.  On 4/11/2022 at 5:01 PM, lefty o said: you need to keep it wet, and the bacteria fed or it will die off.  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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