Tfred82 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 So I got home from just now and my filter wasn’t running, worse case scenario it was out of service for 13 hours. Tank is a 35 gallon moderately planted, tank with 5 mollies, 6 tetras 8 corys, 4 snails and about 5 molly fry the tank also has a large airstone in it. All the fish look fine right now. I got a spare filter running now (with fresh medium unfortunately) and I dosed the tank with prime and stabilize. How devastating is this going to be for my tank, anyone have any other suggestions on what I should do to minimize the impact? TIA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I would keep the water tested for ammonia and nitrites, and keep up with water changes if needed. Every surface in your tank will home beneficial bacteria, even tho the majority of it is living in the filter. Plants would also help you too. Your tank does not sound overstocked which is also good. If you can, transfer the media from your old filter to the new one. If it was a hob, try to put the media in a filter bag and put it on/next to your new sponge for example. Or if tnhe new one is also a hob, try to fill the basket with the old media 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisnobody Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Your tank will be fine. I think your biggest dilemma is figuring out why the filter went down in the first place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 What type of filter? Many have common fixable issues. I would transfer old media to new filter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 9:48 AM, mynameisnobody said: I think your biggest dilemma is figuring out why the filter went down in the first place. Agreed. What filter are we talking here? Ultimately, you can have a "failsafe" with an air stone in the tank. Airstones are a lot more reliable to power back on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JChristophersAdventures Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) All great advice listed above. No need to panic. Test water, use existing media, repair/replace filter... you shouldn't have any issues. Thanks. Edited July 30, 2023 by JChristophersAdventures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenFishMom Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I also vote for a healthy dose of "Fritz Zyme 7 Live Bacteria (Freshwater)" ACO and Amazon and lots of other places carry it. It helps me sleep at night if the tanks are overstocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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