PattysAquatics Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 So I have a random question, a work buddy is into reptiles and asked if I could squeeze my sponge filters into jar so he can use it to jump start the beneficial bacteria  for his bearded dragons bioactive (I have no idea what this is 😂) . My question is if I do this how long is the beneficial bacteria going to stay alive? Hours? Days? Just don’t know if I squeeze them before work it would still be good throughout the day or if he should come get it? Lol I know really random question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) As long as it has some oxygen it should be fine for quite awhile. There used to be a relatively active market for seeded sponge filters in which you would pay to have a sponge filter shipped to you. I'm not sure if people still do that or not. I *believe* LRB Aquatics used to sell a mulm bag or something like that, which I think was just squeezed sponge rinse water. I would expect if you squeezed it into a quart jar and took it to work that it would be OK. Might not be a bad idea for him to open it and give it a little swirl occasionally during the day. This of course assumes it's kept at a reasonable temperature and not left out on the factory floor in some booth where it's 105 degrees all day. BB is a bit more robust than we give it credit for, I think.  All that said... I'm not sure what you would be providing to him would be of any benefit to his particular application. But I'm no expert. I don't think nitrifying bacteria from your aquarium is going to do much good for your friend's bearded dragon enclosure unless it's going to have a... water feature...? I think bioactive setups usually have springtails and other larger critters like isopods. That said... I don't think it would hurt anything. Edited April 7, 2023 by jwcarlson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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